Wireless and Mobile Device Security, 2nd Edition

Windows Phone Security Challenges

The Windows Phone OS was the replacement for the Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. Although the Mobile 6.5 OS did not achieve huge market share, it was very business oriented. In fact, it was developed for that purpose. The Mobile 6.5 OS had very strong and granular permissions and features that could be controlled by a user or administrator. Unfortunately, its successor, Windows Phone 7, had none of these security and management features required by business network administrators. This was rectified in Windows Phone 8, however. Windows has now added security and management features comparable to the iPhone iOS.

Windows Phone OS Exploits

Microsoft security is notoriously very strong, and the Windows Phone OS is no exception. ...