Why do healthcare applications need specialized security testing?

Healthcare apps handle protected health information and must meet strict privacy and safety standards. Periodic manual testing alone can miss logic flaws or backend exposures introduced between tests. Ostorlab tests every release, so these issues surface early.

What do you need to run a scan?

At a minimum, you can search for your application on the App Store or Google Play and run a free, fast scan on ostorlab.co with no login required. Or provide the mobile artifact (APK, AAB or IPA). For deeper coverage of authenticated flows, add test credentials before running a full scan.

Can Ostorlab help with compliance like HIPAA?

Ostorlab is not a compliance certification. It helps you test against HIPAA security expectations by finding issues such as insecure data storage, missing encryption in transit and data leaking through third-party SDKs, and gives you reports you can reuse as evidence in your audits.

Is our data secure with Ostorlab?

Ostorlab has a SOC 2 Type II report for the Security criteria, covering 18 Nov 2024 – 18 Apr 2025 (the audit for the current period is in progress), and data is encrypted at rest and in transit. On the Enterprise plan you can choose data residency in the United States, the European Union, the GCC or Asia-Pacific, or run scans on-premises. Details are in the Trust Center.

What types of vulnerabilities will Ostorlab detect?

From insecure authentication and exposed data to backend logic flaws and API vulnerabilities, Ostorlab identifies hundreds of real-world weakness classes relevant to healthcare software.

Will this work with our existing development tools?

Yes. Ostorlab integrates with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, and sends findings to Jira and other ticketing systems, so security testing fits into your existing processes.

Can you test apps that require patient login and MFA?

Yes. Add test accounts and a way to receive one-time codes, for example by SMS, TOTP or email, in the scan setup. Ostorlab then logs in and tests the authenticated flows. Our team can help you set this up for your app.

What is in scope, and what isn't?

In scope: the Android, iOS or HarmonyOS app you provide, from the store or as an APK, AAB, non-encrypted IPA or TestFlight build, how it behaves at runtime, and the backend APIs it calls. Depth depends on the scan: a Fast Scan covers static analysis and dependencies, a Full Scan adds dynamic testing and backend API testing, and an Agentic Deep Scan adds business logic testing, vulnerability chaining and proof-of-concept exploits. Runtime protections can limit dynamic testing, so we recommend scanning with protections enabled, then disabled. Backends that aren't internet-facing need our scanner IP addresses allowlisted, or an on-premises scanner. Ostorlab is not a compliance certification, and it does not replace manual testing for the scope that needs human judgment.

Each finding comes with a risk rating and technical evidence in the Ostorlab platform, and can be sent as a ticket to Jira, ServiceNow and other ticketing systems. You can export any scan as a PDF: a full technical report, an executive summary, or a standards report that maps findings to standards such as OWASP MASVS. Agentic Deep Scans also show the steps the AI agent took to validate each finding, and a coverage heatmap of which areas were tested in depth and where coverage was limited. Once a fix ships, you can re-test a single finding from its ticket without a full rescan.

We don't have a mobile app. Can you test just our web app and APIs?

Yes. Ostorlab tests web applications and APIs on their own, with no mobile app needed. Provide the URLs or API endpoints and test accounts, and optionally a GraphQL, OpenAPI or WSDL schema file. See web app and API security testing.

Does Ostorlab's scanner look at third-party libraries?

Yes. Ostorlab's software composition analysis checks your app's dependencies and SDKs against known vulnerabilities, so a bug in a third-party library doesn't put your patient data at risk.

Does Ostorlab replace our manual penetration test?

No. Ostorlab tests every release automatically, so issues are found between manual tests, and it can reduce the manual pentest effort you need. Keep manual testing for the scope that needs human judgment.

How does Ostorlab reduce false positives?

Findings are validated and backed by technical evidence, which keeps false positives under 5%. Confirmed findings get a standard risk rating (critical, high, medium, low), and potential findings are kept separate and clearly marked.

How long until we see findings?

Fast scans usually finish in 1 to 5 minutes and full scans in 15 to 45 minutes. An agentic penetration test goes deeper and typically takes a few hours, depending on the app.

Every release of your health app, tested by AI agents the way an attacker would.

For digital health, telehealth and medtech teams whose app holds patient data. Ostorlab logs in, tests the build your patients download, and follows it into the APIs behind health records, on every release.

Gets in: patient login, one-time codes and multi-factor
Looks for: health data left in storage, logs and screenshots
Goes through: the APIs behind records, telehealth and prescriptions
Proves: a working exploit you can replay for each AI-agent finding

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The Complete Guide to Healthcare Application Security Testing

How patient portals, mobile health apps, APIs and Software as a Medical Device widen the attack surface, what HIPAA and GDPR expect, and how to build continuous security testing into healthcare delivery.

289M+people affected by healthcare breaches in 2024, according to The HIPAA Journal
58%increase over the previous year, according to The HIPAA Journal
192.7Mindividuals estimated to be impacted by the Change Healthcare ransomware attack

Figures as cited in the Ostorlab guide to healthcare application security testing (April 2026).

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Attack surface

Where healthcare apps get attacked

Attackers go after the flows where patient identity and health data move. Here is what Ostorlab tests in each one, on every release.

Patient login and MFA
The risk
Flawed login, one-time code and session logic lets an attacker take over a patient's account and their records.
What Ostorlab tests
Logs in with your test accounts, including one-time codes by SMS, TOTP or email, and tests the authentication and session logic behind them.
Health records and PHI storage
The risk
Lab results, diagnoses and insurance details left in local storage, caches or logs can be read from the device.
What Ostorlab tests
Checks where health data is written, cached, logged or captured in screenshots, and whether it is protected at rest.
Record access APIs
The risk
APIs that return another patient's records when an identifier changes turn one account into a mass data leak.
What Ostorlab tests
Intercepts the app's traffic, even with TLS pinning, and tests the APIs behind records for authorization flaws and excessive data exposure.
Telehealth sessions
The risk
Weak session handling, unsafe deep links or WebViews can expose consultations and the messages around them.
What Ostorlab tests
Exercises telehealth flows in the running app and looks for session tokens in storage, and injection paths through WebViews and deep links.
Prescriptions and payments
The risk
The business logic behind refills, co-pays and payments can be abused if the server trusts the client.
What Ostorlab tests
Tests the API calls behind prescription and payment flows for logic flaws and client-side controls that can be bypassed.
Device and SDK data sharing
The risk
Analytics, advertising and wearable SDKs can send health data to third parties without the patient's knowledge.
What Ostorlab tests
Maps what personal data the app and its SDKs collect and send, and to which endpoints, and flags risky SDK behavior.

Every finding comes with evidence your developers can act on

Decompiled source context
Shows where the risk originates, including third-party components
File system evidence
Shows what was written, where and when
Function invocation coverage
Shows that the affected code paths were actually reached
Replayable exploit
A working exploit you can replay for each AI-agent finding

Platform

Key capabilities for healthcare teams

The parts of the Ostorlab platform healthcare security and privacy teams ask about most. Each one has its own page with the details.

Compliance and vendor review

Evidence for your auditors and your vendor review

Ostorlab helps you test your app against the security and privacy expectations in the health data rules your auditors ask about, and gives you reports you can reuse as evidence from one release to the next.

Helps you test against and produce evidence for

North America
Safeguards for electronic health information in the United States, and federal and Ontario privacy laws in Canada
- HIPAA
- PIPEDA
- PHIPA
European Union
Personal data protection, the European Health Data Space, and health data hosting in France
- GDPR
- EHDS
- HDS
United Kingdom
Data protection and the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- UK GDPR
- DSPT
Middle East
Cybersecurity controls and data protection in Saudi Arabia, healthcare information security in Abu Dhabi, and national standards in Qatar
- NCA ECC
- PDPL
- DoH ADHICS
- Qatar NCSA
Africa
Data protection laws in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco and Egypt
- POPIA
- Nigeria NDPA
- Kenya DPA
- Law 09-08
- Egypt PDPL
Asia-Pacific
Data protection in Singapore and privacy law in Australia
- Singapore PDPA
- Australian Privacy Act
Latin America
Data protection in Brazil
- LGPD
Global standards
Mobile app security verification
- OWASP MASVS

Ostorlab's own security

Ostorlab has a SOC 2 Type II report for the Security criteria, covering 18 Nov 2024 – 18 Apr 2025 (the audit for the current period is in progress). Our controls, policies and document requests are in the Trust Center.

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Data residency

On the Enterprise plan, choose where your data is hosted.

United States
European Union
GCC
Asia-Pacific

On-premises

Run scans from inside your network, so non-production apps and APIs never need to be exposed.

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FAQ

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Straight answers on coverage, setup, and how results reach your team.

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In scope: the Android, iOS or HarmonyOS app you provide, from the store or as an APK, AAB, non-encrypted IPA or TestFlight build, how it behaves at runtime, and the backend APIs it calls. Depth depends on the scan: a Fast Scan covers static analysis and dependencies, a Full Scan adds dynamic testing and backend API testing, and an Agentic Deep Scan adds business logic testing, vulnerability chaining and proof-of-concept exploits. Runtime protections can limit dynamic testing, so we recommend scanning with protections enabled, then disabled. Backends that aren't internet-facing need our scanner IP addresses allowlisted, or an on-premises scanner. Ostorlab is not a compliance certification, and it does not replace manual testing for the scope that needs human judgment.
Each finding comes with a risk rating and technical evidence in the Ostorlab platform, and can be sent as a ticket to Jira, ServiceNow and other ticketing systems. You can export any scan as a PDF: a full technical report, an executive summary, or a standards report that maps findings to standards such as OWASP MASVS. Agentic Deep Scans also show the steps the AI agent took to validate each finding, and a coverage heatmap of which areas were tested in depth and where coverage was limited. Once a fix ships, you can re-test a single finding from its ticket without a full rescan.

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Every release of your health app, tested by AI agents the way an attacker would.

The Complete Guide to Healthcare Application Security Testing

Where healthcare apps get attacked

Patient login and MFA

Health records and PHI storage

Record access APIs

Telehealth sessions

Prescriptions and payments

Device and SDK data sharing

Every finding comes with evidence your developers can act on

Key capabilities for healthcare teams

Evidence for your auditors and your vendor review

Helps you test against and produce evidence for

Ostorlab's own security

Data residency

On-premises

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Frequently asked questions

01Why do healthcare applications need specialized security testing?

02What do you need to run a scan?

03Can Ostorlab help with compliance like HIPAA?

04Is our data secure with Ostorlab?

05What types of vulnerabilities will Ostorlab detect?

06Will this work with our existing development tools?

07Can you test apps that require patient login and MFA?

08What is in scope, and what isn't?

09What do we receive?

10We don't have a mobile app. Can you test just our web app and APIs?

11Does Ostorlab's scanner look at third-party libraries?

12Does Ostorlab replace our manual penetration test?

13How does Ostorlab reduce false positives?

14How long until we see findings?

See how AI agents would test your health app