1. A method for assessing vulnerability of a mobile device comprising: at a vulnerability assessment component (VAC) operable on the mobile device and prior to receiving a vulnerability assessment request at a remote analysis cloud service, compiling at least one object identifier for the vulnerability assessment request, wherein compiling the at least one object identifier includes compiling and sending at least one additional superfluous object identifier; communicating the vulnerability assessment request to the remote analysis cloud service; at the remote analysis cloud service, receiving the at least one vulnerability assessment request that includes the object identifier for an operative object of the mobile computing device, wherein the vulnerability assessment request originates from the mobile computing device; identifying a vulnerability assessment associated with the identifier of the operative object; and communicating the identified vulnerability assessment to the mobile computing device.