Hacking Exposed 7, 7th Edition

CHAPTER 11MOBILE HACKING

As cynics have frequently commented, given the rate of technology change, it’s likely that security professionals will at least know job security for the foreseeable future, even if they won’t see much security around technology. Perhaps nothing exemplifies this better than the mobile security space. In a sector where market-dominant platforms arise seemingly overnight, security seems hopelessly behind the curve, reacting to the latest gadget or feature well after they’ve become wildly popular and broadly deployed.

This chapter seeks to “snapshot” this rapidly evolving space at a point in time where the excitement and promise of new technology greatly outweighs the concern over any shortcomings like security. Who can ...