Mobile software production moves fast—threats move faster. Many security teams still depend on outdated mobile application testing methods. They run app testing on physical devices and distributed labs, which slows workflows and limits scalability.
Testing on a virtualized hardware platform is changing that. It provides the visibility, speed, and control teams need to move beyond physical device constraints and adopt testing workflows that scale with modern development. As the demand for secure, high-performance mobile apps accelerates, virtualization is no longer just a technical improvement; it’s a foundational shift in how organizations integrate security into the development process.
By unifying testing across devices, teams, and building pipelines, virtualization modernizes collaboration.
Traditional mobile application security testing typically relies on physical devices—demanding costly procurement, laborious setup, and ongoing maintenance. Testing across OS versions and device types often requires duplicating environments and running isolated workflows, creating information silos across engineering, QA, and security teams.
This fragmentation slows development cycles, increases the risk of missed vulnerabilities, and creates barriers to collaboration. Without a unified, scalable view of security, teams struggle to detect issues like data leakage, malware behavior, and compliance gaps before release. As threats evolve faster than traditional testing methods, organizations still relying on outdated workflows are operating with dangerous blind spots.
Corellium Viper significantly shifts how mobile and embedded applications are tested. It reduces or eliminates the needs for traditional device labs with ARM-native virtual devices, enabling high-fidelity testing for iOS and Android, without the operational drag of hardware management.
With Viper, teams can instantly spin up, snapshot, and clone virtual devices across any OS version or configuration. This flexibility unifies development, QA, and security workflows, giving all teams real-time visibility into risk and performance. Instead of waiting in ticket queues or manually setting up devices, issues are surfaced and resolved within a single, shared platform.
Viper integrates directly into CI/CD pipelines and offers APIs and live dashboards to monitor runtime behaviors, system events, and test coverage.
For example, a permissions misconfiguration during a dynamic test can be flagged and fixed in minutes, not days. Viper supports automated and manual testing of OWASP Mobile Top 10 risks, encryption behaviors, and runtime anomalies—enabling broader coverage earlier in the SDLC.
Viper provides a virtualized hardware platform for secure, scalable testing across mobile devicesIts ARM-native architecture supports deep runtime inspection and seamless integration into CI, DevOps, and DevSecOps workflows.
Viper enables faster remediation, continuous compliance validation, and shared security accountability by aligning development, QA, and security on a unified platform. The result: fewer blind spots, tighter feedback loops, and a security posture that adapts as fast as your software does.
Proactive security starts with real-time feedback and ends with fewer production risks. Viper brings this to life by embedding runtime testing into every build, patch, and release.
With Viper, teams can:
In practice, a data storage flaw flagged during dynamic testing can be investigated, patched, and re-tested within the same workflow—often in under an hour. This closes the loop between detection and remediation, reducing downstream risk and improving audit readiness. For CISOs and product leaders, Viper turns runtime testing data into operational clarity. Dashboards show risk trends, SLA adherence, and remediation progress—fueling better decisions and faster, more secure releases.
The future of mobile application security testing is virtual, continuous, and collaborative. Corellium Viper eliminates the bottlenecks of physical hardware and unifies testing workflows across the software lifecycle.
Security leaders who adopt virtualization move faster, mitigate risk earlier, and gain real-time insight into how mobile apps behave in the wild. With Viper, security isn’t just an afterthought—it’s a shared, strategic advantage.
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