Learning iOS security : enhance the security of your iOS platform and applications using iOS-centric security techniques / Allister Banks, Charles S. Edge ; commissioning editor Ashwin Nair ; acquisition editor Hemal Desai ; copy editors Jasmine Nadar, Wishva Shah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banks, Allister, author.

Edge, Charles S., Jr., author.

Contributor:

Nair, Ashwin, editor.

Desai, Hemal, editor.

Nadar, Jasmine, editor.

Shah, Wishva, editor.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

Community Experience Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

iOS (Electronic resource).

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai, [India] : Packt Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is intended for mobile security professionals who want to learn how to secure iOS operating systems and its applications. Any knowledge of iOS architecture would be an added advantage.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: iOS Security Overview; Pairing; Backing up your device; iCloud backups; Taking backups using iTunes; Viewing iOS data in iTunes; Initial security checklist; Configuring a passcode; Configuring privacy settings; Safari and built-in App protections; Predictive search and spotlight; Summary; Chapter 2: Introducing App Security; Installing apps; Blocking access to the App Store; Single App mode, App Lock, and Guided Access; App communication; Handoff and Continuity

SummaryChapter 4: Organizational Controls; Apple Configurator; Intended workflows; The interaction modes - Prepare, Supervise, and Assign; The importance of supervision; Apps, VPP, and Apple Configurator; Mass restoring and naming of devices; Backup concerns; Configurator as chaperone; Activation Lock and Find My iPhone; Addressing the rough spots; DEP versus Apple Configurator; Guided Access versus App Lock versus Single App Mode; ActiveSync; Summary; Chapter 5: Mobile Device Management; Introducing MDM; Configurator versus Mobile Device Management; The Profile Manager

Preparing the Profile Manager ServerPreparing Profile Manager; Completing Post Configuration tasks; Using Profile Manager; Enrolling into Profile Manager; Device management; Passcode policies; Introducing Bushel; Setup; The enrollment process; Restrictions; Volume Purchasing Program and MDM; Summary; Chapter 6: Debugging and Conclusion; Xcode; Dive deeper with libimobiledevice; Installing libimobiledevice using Homebrew; Using idevicesyslog and idevicepair; Using idevicedate and ideviceinstaller; App communications; Identifying devices; Listening to network communications; Apple IDs and apps

ForensicsApplication security; Viewing an app; Summary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 16, 2015).

ISBN:

9781783553952

1783553952

OCLC:

1491307762