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Mobile applications, like iOS apps handle a huge amount of sensitive user data. Mobile devices are the attack surface, which are constantly moving, connecting to several different wifi, stores user critical information and is still highly insecure. With almost 15% market share, iOS devices and iOS applications handle huge amount of user data. Hence, it is extremely important to ensure that these apps are very secure. Though, that's not the case often. This talk will cover some real world iOS application security issues, and will explain how to test an app for those issues. A summary of how to get started with hacking iOS apps, environment requirement, play ground etc.
Some of the points covered:
- Common iOS app security issues discovered in penetration tests
- Introduction to iOS application penetration testing, getting started, setting up environment
- Understanding the attack surface
- Vulnerabilities that could be exploited on a non-jailbroken device?
Speaker Intro:
Abhinav Mishra is founder of ENCIPHERS, a growing information security consulting and training firm. Abhinav a.k.a `0ctac0der` has 9+ years of experience in penetration testing, training and consulting. He is an infosec enthusiast, hacker, travel & tech lover. Abhinav holds numerous accolades & rewards for finding security issues through responsible disclosure programs. You can find him on twitter at @0ctac0der. Abhinav also leads the project Mobexler, A Mobile Application Penetration Testing Platform for android and iOS apps.