Android Security and Penetration Testing

  1. Reporting and Mitigation
    1. Vulnerability Assessment and Prioritization
      1. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
        1. Scoring Methodology
          1. Base Score Calculation
            1. Temporal Score Factors
              1. Environmental Score Factors
              2. Risk Assessment Frameworks
                1. OWASP Risk Rating Methodology
                  1. NIST Risk Management Framework
                  2. Business Impact Analysis
                    1. Data Classification
                      1. Asset Valuation
                    2. Crafting a Penetration Test Report
                      1. Executive Summary
                        1. High-level Findings
                          1. Business Impact
                            1. Risk Overview
                            2. Technical Details of Findings
                              1. Vulnerability Description
                                1. Evidence and Screenshots
                                  1. Affected Components
                                  2. Steps to Reproduce
                                    1. Detailed Reproduction Steps
                                      1. Required Tools and Setup
                                        1. Prerequisites
                                        2. Risk Analysis
                                          1. Likelihood Assessment
                                            1. Impact Assessment
                                              1. Risk Rating
                                              2. Appendices
                                                1. Tool Output
                                                  1. Raw Data
                                                    1. Additional Evidence
                                                  2. Remediation and Secure Coding Practices
                                                    1. Recommendations for Developers
                                                      1. Secure Development Lifecycle
                                                        1. Code Review Practices
                                                          1. Security Testing Integration
                                                          2. Input Validation and Sanitization
                                                            1. Preventing Injection Attacks
                                                              1. Data Type Validation
                                                                1. Length Restrictions
                                                                2. Secure Credential Storage
                                                                  1. Using Android Keystore
                                                                    1. Avoiding Hardcoded Secrets
                                                                      1. Credential Rotation
                                                                      2. Implementing Proper Cryptography
                                                                        1. Strong Algorithm Selection
                                                                          1. Key Management Best Practices
                                                                            1. Secure Random Number Generation
                                                                            2. Secure Network Communication Practices
                                                                              1. Enforcing HTTPS
                                                                                1. Certificate Validation
                                                                                  1. Certificate Pinning Implementation
                                                                                  2. Principle of Least Privilege
                                                                                    1. Minimizing Permission Requests
                                                                                      1. Restricting Component Exposure
                                                                                        1. Runtime Permission Handling
                                                                                        2. Security Testing Automation
                                                                                          1. Continuous Integration Security Testing
                                                                                            1. Automated Vulnerability Scanning
                                                                                              1. Security Regression Testing

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                                                                                          1. Introduction to Android Security