Any app that we install gets access to our personal information; app like games may have your name and email address, while food delivery and shopping apps will have your location details and access to UPI address it is linked to, on the other hand banking apps have sensitive financial information and access to your savings. No matter what app you are using, there is some personal details that is linked with it, and it must be safeguarded from any malicious party to prevent its misuse.

Data loss and security breaches are on rise as hacking techniques are advancing. This scenario has created immense pressure on organizations to safeguard the system from any kind of malicious attack. If an organization compromises on its security system, it will lead to losing sensitive customer information, which will affect the company’s finances and reputation.

With the increasing number of hackers and malicious parties, the emphasize on security testing for apps is increasing. Companies are making separate investment in improving the app security and security testing are made mandatory to safeguard data.

Security Testing Process Security testing process involves the below-mentioned steps to check the app’s vulnerabilities.

• Evaluating the app’s flow of receiving, sending, and maintaining data • Decoding the encrypted parts and testing it to check if there are any vulnerable spots • Examining the code • Assessing the code to check for any vulnerabilities • Once the security vulnerabilities are identified, it is sent to the developers for fixing the issue and updating the code

Significance of Security Testing Protection from malicious attacks: Even the slightest vulnerability in the system can cause a malicious party to steal sensitive information. Hence, organizations should implement security testing to prevent the attack of hackers and build completely secured apps.

Preventing financial loss: Security compromise can give access to a company’s financial system, the organization may pay hefty compensation to the clients in the event of security breach, it can also lead to losing of users which will, in turn, affect the business revenue; whatever the reason is, security breaches are always associated with financial loss.

Reputational loss: When an organization’s security system is breached, it loses the trust among the users. No one would prefer to download an app that is not completely secured; thereby, affecting the organization’s reputation.

Improved customer experience: A completely secured system offers peace of mind to the users, creates loyalty among customers, and offers great user experience without having to fret about data loss.

Conclusion Security testing is beneficial in building customers’ trust, creating a loyal customer base, building reputation, and prevent from financial loss. With a thorough security testing process, organizations can identify any vulnerabilities in the system and offers scope to the developers to fix them. As the world is becoming app-centric, security testing for apps becomes pivotal. In addition to testing the features, functionalities, and performance, organizations should lay special emphasize on safeguarding the system with a complete security testing process.