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M9—Insecure Data Storage

>Control Description

**Application Specific** Insecure data storage in a mobile application can attract various threat agents who aim to exploit the vulnerabilities and gain unauthorised access to sensitive information. These threat agents include skilled adversaries who target mobile apps to extract valuable data, malicious insiders within the organisation or app development team who misuse their privileges, state-sponsored actors conducting cyber espionage, cybercriminals seeking financial gain through data theft or ransom, script kiddies utilising pre-built tools for simple attacks, data brokers looking to exploit insecure storage for selling personal information, competitors and industrial spies aiming to gain a competitive advantage, and activists or hacktivists with ideological motives. These threat agents exploit vulnerabilities like weak encryption, insufficient data protection, insecure data storage mechanisms, and improper handling of user credentials. It is crucial for mobile app developers and organisations to implement strong security measures, such as robust encryption, secure data storage practices, and adherence to best practices for mobile application security, to mitigate the risks associated with insecure data storage.

>Prevention & Mitigation Strategies

  1. 1.Use strong encryption algorithms to protect sensitive data both at rest and in transit; ensure encryption keys are securely stored and managed.
  2. 2.Use platform-specific secure storage mechanisms such as Keychain (iOS) or Keystore (Android) for sensitive data that must be stored locally.
  3. 3.Implement strong access controls to restrict unauthorized access to sensitive data; authenticate users securely and enforce role-based access controls.
  4. 4.Apply secure session management techniques including randomly generated session tokens, proper session timeouts, and secure storage of session data.
  5. 5.Implement input validation and data sanitization to prevent injection attacks and ensure only valid data is stored.
  6. 6.Regularly update and patch all libraries, frameworks, and third-party dependencies to address known security vulnerabilities.

>Attack Scenarios

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