Mobile malware attacks and defense

Malware has gone mobile, and the security landscape is changing quickly with emerging attacks on cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices. This first book on the growing threat covers a wide range of malware targeting operating systems like Symbian and new devices like the iPhone. Examining code...

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Other Authors: Dunham, Ken., ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Burlington, MA : Syngress/Elsevier, [2009]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 409 pages) : illustrations.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to mobile malware
  • Visual payloads
  • Timeline of mobile malware, hoaxes, and threats
  • Overview of mobile malware families
  • Taxonomy of mobile malware
  • Phishing, SMishing, and vishing
  • Operating system and device vulnerabilities
  • Analyzing mobile malware
  • Forensic analysis of mobile malware
  • Debugging and disassembly of MMC
  • Mobile malware mitigation measures.