Android security : attacks and defenses / authors, Anmol Misra, Abhishek Dubey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Misra, Anmol, author.

Dubey, Abhishek, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Android (Electronic resource).

Operating systems (Computers)--Security measures.

Operating systems (Computers).

Smartphones--Security measures.

Smartphones.

Mobile computing--Security measures.

Mobile computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 255 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2013]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Preface xvi Android Security: Attacks and Defenses Audience Our book is targeted at security architects, system administrators, enterprise SDLC managers, developers, white-hat hackers, penetration testers, IT architects, CIOs, students, and regular users. If you want to learn about Android security features, possible attacks and means to prevent them, you will find various chapters in this book as a useful starting point. Our goal is to provide readers with enough information so that they can quickly get up and running on Android, with all of the basics of the Android platform and related security issues under their belts. If you are an Android hacker, or if you are very well versed in security concerns of the platform, this book is not for you. Support Errata and support for this book are available on the CRC Press website and on our site: www.androidinsecurity.com. Our site will also have downloads for applications and tools created by the user. Sample applications created by the authors are available on our website under the Resource section. Readers should download apk files from our website and use them in conjunction with the text, wherever needed. Username: android Password: ISBN-10 number of the book--1439896461 Structure Our book is divided into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the mobile landscape. Chapters 2 and 3 introduce the reader to the Android OS and application architecture, respectively. Chapter 4 delves into Android security features. Chapters 5 through 9 cover various aspects of security for the Android platform and applications. The last chapter looks at the future landscape of threats. Appendixes A and B (found towards the end of the book) talk about the severity ratings of-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Android Security: Attacks and Defenses; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Android Architecture; 3. Android Application Architecture; 4. Android (in)Security; 5. Pen Testing Android; 6. Reverse Engineering Android Applications; 7. Modifying the Behavior of Android Applications without Source Code; 8. Hacking Android; 9. Securing Android for the Enterprise Environment; 10. Browser Security and Future Threat Landscape; Appendix A; Appendix B: JEB Disassembler and Decompiler Overview

Appendix C: Cracking the SecureApp.Apk ApplicationGlossary; Back Cover

Notes:

"An Auerbach book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Misra, Anmol Android Security

ISBN:

9781498759663

1498759661

9780429111600

0429111606

9781482209860

1482209861

9781439896471

143989647X

OCLC:

847525199