Chapter 12: Hacking Mobile Platforms

Today, when we see devices on mobile platforms come out, we have this tendency – hopefully, from the hacker's perspective – of thinking, "What am I going to do now?"

A favorite quote of mine comes from the great Star Wars character Master Yoda when he says, "Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?" It's the same concept here with mobile devices. They're extremely small. Most of our smartphones are more powerful than the computer systems NASA used to get man on the moon in the 1970s. The rate at which mobile devices are coming out and the applications that are being supported on these devices is mind-boggling.

So, buckle up – I'm about to take you through several different aspects of the mobile platform from a hacker's perspective.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Vulnerabilities in mobile environments
• OWASP's Top 10...