SensitiveScreen Auditor
A static analysis service for fintech, banking, and healthtech mobile teams that flags every screen in their Android and iOS apps that should be protected from screenshots and screen recording but isn't.
mobile security and compliance leads at fintech, banking, and digital health companies preparing for SOC 2, PCI, or HIPAA audits
- Static scan that finds screens displaying PII, account numbers, balances, or health data and checks whether FLAG_SECURE (or iOS isProtectedDataAvailable equivalents) is applied
- Risk-tiered report distinguishing policy-only protection (bypassable via root) from hardware-backed paths (Widevine, Secure Enclave)
- CI gate that blocks merges introducing a new unprotected sensitive screen
- Audit-ready PDF mapping each finding to a control (PCI DSS, HIPAA Security Rule, PSD2)
The Dev.to post explains that banking app screenshot protection is just a one-line FLAG_SECURE policy and is routinely missed or skipped, which is a concrete compliance gap security teams are often blind to until auditors point it out.
FLAG_SECURE and screenshot/screen-recording protection are explicitly documented by Google, OWASP MASTG, and Google Play policy, confirming a real compliance gap — but the source Dev.to post only got 15 reactions and the pain is one narrow check inside a much broader mobile-app audit workflow.MASTG-BEST-0014: Preventing Screenshots and Screen Recording ↗Secure sensitive activities | Fraud prevention | Android Developers ↗
MobSF (free, dominant all-in-one) and Ostorlab Mobile SAST (commercial) already perform static analysis on Android/iOS apps and could trivially add this rule — there is no standalone product owning this niche, which signals the niche may not be large enough to defend.Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) - GitHub ↗Mobile SAST | Static Security Analysis for Android & iOS | Ostorlab ↗
No standalone pricing exists for this category; buyers expect this check bundled inside broader SAST suites ($10k+/yr platforms) rather than paid as a separate tool, and free MobSF already covers it for budget teams.Best Mobile Application Security Testing Tools (2026) ↗Mobile SAST | Static Security Analysis for Android & iOS | Ostorlab ↗
FLAG_SECURE is entrenched in Android since API 1, codified in OWASP MASTG best practices and Google Play support policy; iOS equivalents (screen-capture detection) are equally stable, and SOC 2/PCI/HIPAA audits are durable — this control will remain relevant for years.Protect your app and fight abuse with security flags FLAG_SECURE ↗
Scanning decompiled APKs/IPAs for setFlags(FLAG_SECURE) and iOS screen-capture guards is straightforward static analysis — buildable in weeks, but cross-platform coverage, Fragment lifecycle cases, and UIKit edge cases add moderate complexity.Understanding Android's FLAG_SECURE for Screen Security ↗