Research paper on iOS cybersecurity
May 10, 2023
This 24-page study distils the iOS attack surface and walks readers through real-world static and dynamic reverse-engineering tactics—disassembly, Frida-based runtime hooks, proxy interception—and then counter-measures such as jailbreak / debugger / emulator detection, RASP integrity checks, and multi-layer code-obfuscation. Each weakness is mapped to OWASP MASVS & MASTG controls, and the paper benchmarks popular tools (SwiftShield, iXGuard, Obfuscator-LLVM) to show what still slips through. It closes with a practical hardening blueprint for developers who need to ship apps that can survive today’s mobile threat landscape.