The Mobile App Security Library

Attack vectors are techniques that cyber attackers use to infiltrate systems, networks, or applications to exploit vulnerabilities. Attack vectors give unauthorized access and facilitate malicious actions like data theft, malware installation, or service disruption. They target weaknesses in software, hardware, and user behavior using techniques like malware, phishing, social engineering, or exploiting software bugs.

A false positive occurs when a security system incorrectly identifies legitimate, non-malicious activity as a threat. As a result, it generates an alert or blocks the action. False positives are common in tools like antivirus software, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and email filters, where overly sensitive or misconfigured settings can flag normal behavior and files as suspicious.

App tampering refers to unauthorized modifications made to an application’s code or operational environment to alter its behavior, bypass security measures, or manipulate its functions. This can include changes to the application's binary, the injection of malicious code, or modifications to its runtime environment.

Application hardening for mobile apps refers to implementing security measures to protect apps against reverse engineering, tampering, or malware attacks. Using methods such as runtime self-protection, code obfuscation, and white-box cryptography, application hardening protects your app against some of the most common types of cyberattacks. However, application hardening is not a replacement for security measures integrated into app development at outset.