Vulnerabilities in mobile environments
In addition to the vulnerabilities that we see in our network attacks, cloud attacks, and wireless attacks, there are more vulnerabilities or attack vectors associated with mobile devices than there are with standard desktop environments. Here are some of the other vulnerabilities that affect our mobile world:
- Apps and app stores: It's important to know where you're getting apps from because as an attacker, I'll take a popular application, recompile it with my malware, and try to redistribute it.
- Viruses, worms, and rootkits: The malware we deal with in the desktop environment is the same malware we will encounter in the mobile device environment.
- Data storage: Developers must carefully consider which data will be stored on the smartphone and how it will be secured. A mobile app should avoid storing sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, on the phone's local filesystem since that...
