Practical iOS Application Security Testing with Cameron Cartier and Dave Blandford

The mobile device ecosystem presents a unique attack surface that is often overlooked by organizations. With both personal and business usage of smart phones increasing, it is important to ensure the safety of mobile applications. Testing mobile applications is a vital component of protecting both the user and the business—from reviewing the build files that are in the application package to analyzing how the application operates during runtime and ensuring the network calls do not include vulnerabilities. This course will focus on testing iOS applications. We will give students hands-on experience with both static and dynamic analysis of multiple applications. Students will also come away with an understanding of iOS exploits and the threat landscape, as well as the know-how to set up and configure a testing environment for iOS applications.