What is Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST)?

Whether they are used by teams or customers, enterprise mobile applications are at the center of operations. Yet 3 out of 4 are developed with security flaws and 95% perform behaviors they weren’t expected to, which makes it necessary to assess their risk before it impacts users and the organisation.

Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) provides a clear view of the security level to manage these risks ahead of release.

Definition

Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) refers to the security audit of a mobile application, in order to quickly assess its state. It usually relies on frameworks (OWASP MASVS/MASTG) to define the test scope and make results comparable.

MAST notably covers the processing of personal data, network connections (Internet, cellular), malicious behaviors, and vulnerabilities.

Benefits

Done well, Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) provides a clear, actionable security status to prioritize remediation, so teams address what matters first.

It reduces risk in pre-production, before exploitable vulnerabilities reach end users, and helps verify compliance with data-protection regulations.

MAST best practices

For Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) to be useful without burdening teams, it’s recommended to follow a few practices:

• Auditing from the binary code to evaluate Android and iOS with the same process, without depending on source code

• Standardizing analysis criteria (vulnerabilities, behaviors, compliance) to compare over time and facilitate prioritization

• Industrializing the approach with MAST in SaaS (for on-demand audits) and MAST via API (for integration in developer workflows)

Yagaan Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST)

The Yagaan Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) solution automates the security audit, delivering analysis in a few clicks from the binary code, with no security expertise required.

Yagaan MAST provides a clear security status to guide decisions and a detailed report of application behaviors and vulnerabilities.

Available in SaaS and via API to integrate with developers’ tools, Yagaan offers a simple, fast solution that provides a consolidated view of application security for organisations.

About Yagaan

• Application Security Testing (AST)
• Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST)

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