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S. GunasekeraAndroid Apps Securityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1682-8_5

5. Hacking Your App

Sheran Gunasekera1 
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Singapore, Singapore
 

In this chapter, I would like to talk about some steps you can take to testing the security of your own app. In a larger organization or a more mature startup (if there is such a thing), the testing may usually be done by the information security team. But before we get started on the technical aspects of hacking an Android app, I want to take a moment to talk about the security testing process.

As is normal, in a startup, leadership roles rarely blend. They are distinct and have a purpose. Now while the goal of the startup may be to achieve tremendous growth in user base, or ultimately ...

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