Steven Smiley

Reverse engineering Android apps Reverse engineering an Android application typically involves using specialized tools to decompile the applications compiled code and resources into a human-readable form. As we go through this blog post, we will...

Reverse Engineering iOS AppsiOS applications are distributed as compiled binaries and are not readable by default. To reverse engineer an iOS application, the binary needs to be disassembled into a form that is easier to read and understand. This...

In this blog post, we will look at certificate pinning, how it is implemented for iOS and Android and the associated risks of using this added security control.

Storing data is essential to many mobile applications. What data is being stored? How is the data being stored? How is my data being protected? These are all great questions. In this blog post we are going to demonstrate exploiting local Android...

Storing data is essential to many mobile applications. What data is being stored? How is the data being stored? How is my data being protected? These are all great questions. In this blog post, we are going to demonstrate how to examine, detect and...

Introduction — iOS security testing woes Want to sideload your iOS application for mobile security testing? Or do you want to pass your application to QA, dev or third-party teams? Are you struggling with binary signing and consistent errors? This...