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Security Threats on Mobile Devices

Security Threats on Mobile Devices

Lukáš Aron
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466683457|ISBN10: 1466683457|EISBN13: 9781466683464
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8345-7.ch003
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Aron, Lukáš. "Security Threats on Mobile Devices." New Threats and Countermeasures in Digital Crime and Cyber Terrorism, edited by Maurice Dawson and Marwan Omar, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 30-52. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8345-7.ch003

APA

Aron, L. (2015). Security Threats on Mobile Devices. In M. Dawson & M. Omar (Eds.), New Threats and Countermeasures in Digital Crime and Cyber Terrorism (pp. 30-52). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8345-7.ch003

Chicago

Aron, Lukáš. "Security Threats on Mobile Devices." In New Threats and Countermeasures in Digital Crime and Cyber Terrorism, edited by Maurice Dawson and Marwan Omar, 30-52. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8345-7.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter contains basic introduction into security models of modern operating system like Android, iOS or Windows Phone. There are described the methods of attacks to the mobile devices. Such attacks consist of application based threats and vulnerabilities, network based attacks and internet browser vulnerabilities. The following section contains description of defensive strategies and steps for securing the device. There is also section about securing mobile device for enterprise environment. At the end of this chapter are discussed recommendations for security practices for mobile devices.

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