Mobile App Exposure
Complete Mobile App Risk Visibility
Gain complete visibility into your organization's mobile app risks with ThreatNG's Mobile App Exposure Score. ThreatNG leaves no stone unturned, discovering your organization's mobile apps across all major marketplaces and conducting a comprehensive analysis of their contents. The score uncovers critical security vulnerabilities, including exposed Authentication/Authorization Tokens & Keys (such as GitHub Access Tokens and Google API Keys), Authentication Credentials, OAuth Credentials, Service Account/Key Files, and Private Keys (Cryptography), providing a holistic view of your mobile app attack surface.
Reveal Exposed Credentials and Identifiers
Mobile apps can expose sensitive information. ThreatNG goes beyond simple app identification to assess for access credentials, security credentials, and platform-specific identifiers within mobile apps, providing the visibility needed to mitigate potential threats.
Credentials that grant access to specific systems, applications, or data. They authenticate a user or application and authorize them to perform particular actions. They are used for logging in, accessing APIs, and approving requests.
Sensitive information used to verify identity or authorize access to protected resources includes access credentials, cryptographic keys, and secrets essential for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of systems and data. The compromise of these credentials can result in significant security breaches.
Unique identifiers or credentials specific to a particular platform, service, or vendor. They are intended to function within that platform's authentication and authorization mechanisms. These identifiers are often associated with a specific vendor's APIs or services.
Identified Credenials and Secrets: Admin Directories, Amazon AWS Access Key ID, Amazon AWS S3 Bucket, APIs, Artifactory API Token, Artifactory Password, Authorization Bearer, AWS API Key, Basic Auth Credentials, Cloudinary Basic Auth, DEFCON CTF Flag, Discord BOT Token, External Sites, Facebook Access Token, Facebook ClientID, Facebook OAuth, Facebook Secret Key, Firebase, GitHub, GitHub Access Token, Google API Key, Google Cloud Platform OAuth, Google Cloud Platform Service Account, Google OAuth Access Token, HackTheBox CTF Flag, Heroku API Key, Mac Address, MailChimp API Key, Mailgun API Key, Mailto, Password in URL, PayPal Braintree Access Token, PGP private key block, Picatic API Key, RSA Private Key, Slack Token, Slack Webhook, Square Access Token, Square OAuth Secret, SSH DSA Private Key, SSH EC Private Key, Stripe API Key, Stripe Restricted API Key, TryHackMe CTF Flag, Twilio API Key, Twitter Access Token, Twitter ClientID, Twitter OAuth, Twitter Secret Key, User or Account
ThreatNG Mobile App Exposure Score: Severity Levels Explained
The ThreatNG Mobile App Exposure Score uses a letter grading system (A-F) to communicate the severity of your organization's vulnerability to adverse consequences from security risks within your mobile applications. This grading system aligns with the ThreatNG Digital Presence Triad, providing a clear picture of the risk based on three key factors:
Feasibility
This assesses the ease with which attackers could exploit vulnerabilities discovered in your mobile apps to compromise data, access systems, or damage your organization. Grade A indicates a strong mobile app security posture with minimal potential for exploitation due to robust security measures and a lack of readily exploitable vulnerabilities. Conversely, Grade F signifies a mobile app ecosystem with significant security weaknesses (e.g., exposed API keys, easily exploitable code flaws, lack of obfuscation) that attackers could easily exploit.
Believability
Evaluates the likelihood that the existence of vulnerabilities within your mobile apps, or the occurrence of an attack, would be perceived as credible and damaging by your target audiences (e.g., users, customers, the media). A low score (A) suggests a low chance of negative information being widely believed or causing damage, perhaps due to a strong security track record, proactive communication, and effective incident response. A high score (F) indicates a high likelihood of negative information being readily believed and causing damage, potentially due to a lack of transparency, a history of security incidents, or poor communication regarding security practices.
Impact
Considers the potential consequences of a successful attack exploiting vulnerabilities in your mobile apps. Grade A signifies minimal potential damage, such as the exposure of non-sensitive data or a minor service disruption with limited reputational or financial impact. Grade F indicates a scenario with severe consequences, such as a large-scale data breach involving sensitive user information, unauthorized access to critical systems through compromised credentials found in the app leading to significant operational disruption, or substantial reputational damage and financial losses due to the exploitation of security flaws.
How the Grades Translate to Severity
A (Low Severity)
Your organization demonstrates a strong mobile app security posture, with minimal potential for exploitation, limited potential for negative publicity related to mobile app vulnerabilities, and a low chance of negative information being believed or causing significant damage.
B (Moderate Severity)
While your organization might have some past mobile app security incidents or areas for improvement, attacker exploitation is still considered moderate, and the potential impact of negative information is manageable.
C (Medium Severity)
This indicates a balance between the ease of exploiting mobile app vulnerabilities (Feasibility), the likelihood of negative information being believed (Believability), and the potential consequences (Impact). To minimize possible damage, it is recommended that you remediate these moderate risks by strengthening your mobile app security practices.
D (High Severity)
Your organization shows vulnerabilities in its mobile app security practices that attackers could readily exploit. There is a moderate likelihood of negative information being believed and causing significant consequences. Urgent action is needed to address outstanding mobile app security concerns and demonstrate a commitment to improvement.
F (Critical Severity)
This signifies the highest risk scenario. Your organization's mobile apps have a history of severe security flaws, face a high likelihood of negative information being readily believed, and could suffer severe consequences like large-scale data breaches, unauthorized access to critical systems, or significant reputational damage. Immediate action is crucial to rectify past mobile app security issues, implement robust security practices, and regain stakeholder trust.
The ThreatNG Advantage
Considering all three factors (Feasibility, Believability, and Impact), the ThreatNG Mobile App Exposure Score goes beyond a simple vulnerability assessment. It prioritizes mobile app security risks based on real-world scenarios, allowing you to focus resources on the areas with the most tremendous potential for reputational or financial damage. This focus on the Digital Presence Triad helps organizations achieve optimal mobile app security outcomes by first addressing the most critical issues.
Navigate Mobile App Security with Confidence: Actionable Insights from ThreatNG
In today's world, mobile app security is no longer just a technical concern; it's a critical business risk. The ThreatNG Mobile App Exposure Score transcends traditional methods by offering a wealth of actionable insights fueled by a powerful combination of data and intelligence. This empowers organizations to proactively manage mobile app security risks and safeguard their reputation. Here's how ThreatNG delivers superior value:
Actionable Insights and Data-Driven Objectivity
ThreatNG goes beyond simply identifying potential mobile app vulnerabilities. The score analyzes your organization’s mobile apps by discovering them in marketplaces and analyzing them for Authentication/Authorization Tokens & Keys, Authentication Credentials, OAuth Credentials, Service Account/Key Files, and Private Keys (Cryptography). This comprehensive view paints an objective picture of your mobile app risk exposure. With this data-driven approach, you gain actionable insights that pinpoint specific areas of concern, like exposed API keys or authentication vulnerabilities. This lets you prioritize remediation efforts and make informed decisions to strengthen your mobile app security posture.
Continuous Monitoring and Improvement
ThreatNG isn't a one-time assessment. Its continuous monitoring capabilities provide ongoing insights into your mobile app risk exposure. This allows you to track progress on addressing identified issues, identify emerging mobile app vulnerabilities, and measure the effectiveness of your mobile app security initiatives over time. This empowers a proactive approach, enabling you to adapt and improve your practices to continuously demonstrate a commitment to responsible mobile app security.
Comparison and Benchmarking
The ThreatNG score allows for comparison and benchmarking against industry standards or historical data. This comparative analysis helps you understand how your mobile app risk profile compares to competitors' and measures the effectiveness of your mobile app security efforts over time.
Actionable Recommendations
The score doesn't just highlight problems; it provides clear, actionable recommendations for addressing mobile app vulnerabilities. These recommendations are tailored to the specific details of your mobile apps, potential attack vectors, and areas of concern. This empowers you to prioritize resources and focus on areas that will significantly reduce your overall mobile app risk exposure.
Transparency Through External Validation
ThreatNG's scoring system is clear and transparent. The score provides a verifiable and objective assessment of your mobile app risk exposure because the results of external discovery and analysis of mobile app contents substantiate it. This transparency fosters trust with stakeholders and empowers them to confidently assess your commitment to mobile app security.
Unveiling Your Organization's Mobile App Weaknesses: A Holistic View with ThreatNG Security Ratings
The ThreatNG Mobile App Exposure Score is a powerful capability, but it's just one piece of the puzzle within ThreatNG's comprehensive digital risk assessment suite. This suite goes beyond mobile app specific factors to offer a broader spectrum of Susceptibility and Exposure ratings that paint a holistic picture of your organization's digital security posture.
Here's why a comprehensive approach matters:
Interconnected Risks
Mobile app security issues can exacerbate other security vulnerabilities. For instance, a data breach caused by vulnerabilities in a mobile app could damage your brand reputation (Brand Damage Susceptibility) or expose your organization to ransomware (Breach & Ransomware Susceptibility). ThreatNG's suite helps identify and address these interconnected risks.
Strategic Decision-Making
Assessing various vulnerabilities across different categories gives you a more comprehensive understanding of your risk landscape. This allows you to prioritize resources and strategically decide where to invest for maximum impact.
Supply Chain Security
Today's businesses rely on complex ecosystems. ThreatNG's assessments extend beyond your organization, providing visibility into your vendors' and partners' security posture (Supply Chain and Third-Party Exposure). This empowers you to mitigate risks across your entire digital supply chain.
ThreatNG's Spectrum of Security Ratings:
BEC & Phishing Susceptibility
Assesses the risk of falling victim to Business Email Compromise and phishing attacks, which can be used to steal credentials for access to mobile apps or systems that mobile apps connect to.
Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility
Highlights subdomain misconfigurations that attackers could leverage to impact not only the domain but also connected mobile applications.
Brand Damage Susceptibility
Evaluates the likelihood of negative brand impacts due to security incidents, financial violations, or social responsibility concerns, which a mobile app breach can trigger.
Breach & Ransomware Susceptibility
Assesses the likelihood of falling victim to ransomware attacks, considering exposed ports, known vulnerabilities, and dark web presence, which can be an entry point via mobile apps.
Cyber Risk Exposure
This section provides a broad view of external attack surface vulnerabilities, encompassing the technology stack, cloud environments, and code exposure, all of which can connect to mobile app security.
Data Leak Susceptibility
Measures the potential for data breaches based on cloud configurations, SaaS usage, and code repository security, which can be exploited via mobile apps.
ESG Exposure
Evaluates the organization's environmental, social, and governance practices to identify potential risks related to data privacy or security practices within mobile apps.
Supply Chain & Third Party Exposure
Analyzes the security posture of your vendors and partners, highlighting potential vulnerabilities within your supply chain, which might have access to your mobile apps or data.
Web Application Hijacking Susceptibility
Analyzes web applications for vulnerabilities attackers could exploit, potentially gaining access to mobile apps' systems.
By neglecting to assess these various aspects of your digital security, organizations remain vulnerable to a wide range of cyberattacks, reputational crises, and potential consequences from mobile app vulnerabilities.
Security for Everyone: Proactive Threat Management
ThreatNG empowers organizations of all sizes to proactively assess and mitigate digital risks across a broad spectrum. This collective effort creates a more secure digital ecosystem for everyone.
By leveraging ThreatNG's comprehensive Susceptibility and Exposure ratings suite, you clearly understand your vulnerabilities and the potential impact across different categories. This empowers you to make informed decisions, prioritize resources, and implement adequate security measures to safeguard your valuable assets and reputation across your digital landscape.
Security Ratings Use Cases
ThreatNG is a security rating platform enabling businesses to evaluate and monitor their security posture and that of their third-party vendors. By leveraging our extensive security information database, ThreatNG provides valuable insights into potential vulnerabilities and risk exposure, enabling organizations to take proactive measures to strengthen their security defenses. This section will explore some use cases where ThreatNG's security ratings can help organizations better understand their security posture and mitigate risk.