Hacking Mobile Phones

Hacking Mobile Phones
Author: Ankit Fadia
Publisher: Course Technology
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: BlackBerry (Computer)
ISBN: 9781598631067

Is your mobile phone safe from hackers? What would you do if somebody broke into your mobile phone and stole all your sensitive e-mail? What about if someone cloned your phone and made countless long-distance phone calls? What if your address book got stolen and your loved ones started receiving malicious phone calls? What if someone broke into your mobile phone and used it to transfer funds out of your bank account? Although mobile phones are valuable tools for exchanging photos with loved ones, getting the latest sports updates, buying and selling stocks, and even running entire businesses, they have also become more dangerous than you might ever imagine. Computer criminals can hack into mobile phones to intercept data; spread viruses, worms, and mobile Trojans; steal identities; and much more. How can you defend yourself against these attacks? Simple'educate yourself with "Hacking Mobile Phones," which The Hindu calls the "first book on the subject aimed at educating users against mobile phone-related security loopholes, vulnerabilities, and attacks." The New Indian Express declares Fadia's book "an excellent guide for all mobile phone users." Deriving data from actual research experiments, code analysis, and case and consumer studies, this book will open your eyes to security threats, secrets, and loopholes that until now went unnoticed.

Hacking Android

Hacking Android
Author: Srinivasa Rao Kotipalli
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2016-07-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1785888005

Explore every nook and cranny of the Android OS to modify your device and guard it against security threats About This Book Understand and counteract against offensive security threats to your applications Maximize your device's power and potential to suit your needs and curiosity See exactly how your smartphone's OS is put together (and where the seams are) Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who wants to learn about Android security. Software developers, QA professionals, and beginner- to intermediate-level security professionals will find this book helpful. Basic knowledge of Android programming would be a plus. What You Will Learn Acquaint yourself with the fundamental building blocks of Android Apps in the right way Pentest Android apps and perform various attacks in the real world using real case studies Take a look at how your personal data can be stolen by malicious attackers Understand the offensive maneuvers that hackers use Discover how to defend against threats Get to know the basic concepts of Android rooting See how developers make mistakes that allow attackers to steal data from phones Grasp ways to secure your Android apps and devices Find out how remote attacks are possible on Android devices In Detail With the mass explosion of Android mobile phones in the world, mobile devices have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Security of Android devices is a broad subject that should be part of our everyday lives to defend against ever-growing smartphone attacks. Everyone, starting with end users all the way up to developers and security professionals should care about android security. Hacking Android is a step-by-step guide that will get you started with Android security. You'll begin your journey at the absolute basics, and then will slowly gear up to the concepts of Android rooting, application security assessments, malware, infecting APK files, and fuzzing. On this journey you'll get to grips with various tools and techniques that can be used in your everyday pentests. You'll gain the skills necessary to perform Android application vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and will create an Android pentesting lab. Style and approach This comprehensive guide takes a step-by-step approach and is explained in a conversational and easy-to-follow style. Each topic is explained sequentially in the process of performing a successful penetration test. We also include detailed explanations as well as screenshots of the basic and advanced concepts.

An Ethical Guide to Hacking Mobile Phones

An Ethical Guide to Hacking Mobile Phones
Author: Ankit Fadia
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781403928504

That is an independent computer security based expert out of the Silicon Valley in California, USA. He has authored several international best-sellers on numerous topics related to computer security that have been widely appreciated by both professionals

Hacking Exposed Mobile

Hacking Exposed Mobile
Author: Neil Bergman
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-08-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071817026

Proven security tactics for today's mobile apps, devices, and networks "A great overview of the new threats created by mobile devices. ...The authors have heaps of experience in the topics and bring that to every chapter." -- Slashdot Hacking Exposed Mobile continues in the great tradition of the Hacking Exposed series, arming business leaders and technology practitioners with an in-depth understanding of the latest attacks and countermeasures--so they can leverage the power of mobile platforms while ensuring that security risks are contained." -- Jamil Farshchi, Senior Business Leader of Strategic Planning and Initiatives, VISA Identify and evade key threats across the expanding mobile risk landscape. Hacking Exposed Mobile: Security Secrets & Solutions covers the wide range of attacks to your mobile deployment alongside ready-to-use countermeasures. Find out how attackers compromise networks and devices, attack mobile services, and subvert mobile apps. Learn how to encrypt mobile data, fortify mobile platforms, and eradicate malware. This cutting-edge guide reveals secure mobile development guidelines, how to leverage mobile OS features and MDM to isolate apps and data, and the techniques the pros use to secure mobile payment systems. Tour the mobile risk ecosystem with expert guides to both attack and defense Learn how cellular network attacks compromise devices over-the-air See the latest Android and iOS attacks in action, and learn how to stop them Delve into mobile malware at the code level to understand how to write resilient apps Defend against server-side mobile attacks, including SQL and XML injection Discover mobile web attacks, including abuse of custom URI schemes and JavaScript bridges Develop stronger mobile authentication routines using OAuth and SAML Get comprehensive mobile app development security guidance covering everything from threat modeling to iOS- and Android-specific tips Get started quickly using our mobile pen testing and consumer security checklists

Android Hacker's Handbook

Android Hacker's Handbook
Author: Joshua J. Drake
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2014-03-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118922255

The first comprehensive guide to discovering and preventing attacks on the Android OS As the Android operating system continues to increase its share of the smartphone market, smartphone hacking remains a growing threat. Written by experts who rank among the world's foremost Android security researchers, this book presents vulnerability discovery, analysis, and exploitation tools for the good guys. Following a detailed explanation of how the Android OS works and its overall security architecture, the authors examine how vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploits developed for various system components, preparing you to defend against them. If you are a mobile device administrator, security researcher, Android app developer, or consultant responsible for evaluating Android security, you will find this guide is essential to your toolbox. A crack team of leading Android security researchers explain Android security risks, security design and architecture, rooting, fuzz testing, and vulnerability analysis Covers Android application building blocks and security as well as debugging and auditing Android apps Prepares mobile device administrators, security researchers, Android app developers, and security consultants to defend Android systems against attack Android Hacker's Handbook is the first comprehensive resource for IT professionals charged with smartphone security.

The Mobile Application Hacker's Handbook

The Mobile Application Hacker's Handbook
Author: Dominic Chell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 816
Release: 2015-06-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118958527

See your app through a hacker's eyes to find the real sources of vulnerability The Mobile Application Hacker's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to securing all mobile applications by approaching the issue from a hacker's point of view. Heavily practical, this book provides expert guidance toward discovering and exploiting flaws in mobile applications on the iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone platforms. You will learn a proven methodology for approaching mobile application assessments, and the techniques used to prevent, disrupt, and remediate the various types of attacks. Coverage includes data storage, cryptography, transport layers, data leakage, injection attacks, runtime manipulation, security controls, and cross-platform apps, with vulnerabilities highlighted and detailed information on the methods hackers use to get around standard security. Mobile applications are widely used in the consumer and enterprise markets to process and/or store sensitive data. There is currently little published on the topic of mobile security, but with over a million apps in the Apple App Store alone, the attack surface is significant. This book helps you secure mobile apps by demonstrating the ways in which hackers exploit weak points and flaws to gain access to data. Understand the ways data can be stored, and how cryptography is defeated Set up an environment for identifying insecurities and the data leakages that arise Develop extensions to bypass security controls and perform injection attacks Learn the different attacks that apply specifically to cross-platform apps IT security breaches have made big headlines, with millions of consumers vulnerable as major corporations come under attack. Learning the tricks of the hacker's trade allows security professionals to lock the app up tight. For better mobile security and less vulnerable data, The Mobile Application Hacker's Handbook is a practical, comprehensive guide.

Hacking with Smart Phones

Hacking with Smart Phones
Author: Trishneet Arora
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2015-07-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781329376205

At a recent event I came across someone who had read both my previous books but was still unable to grasp anything about hacking. The language and tasks discussed in my former books are very complex. He asked me to write something basic that everyone can understand. So, I thought to write about Hacking with a Smartphones, a readily available tool to everyone in this 21st Century. Even a rickshaw driver today who earns hundred rupees a day owns a Smartphone. Understandably, none of us want our data to be hacked by a rickshaw driver, but the tricks and methods in this book have been explained so easily that even they can clench it. With the craze of e-shopping and net banking increasing the rate of cyber crime is increasing too. This book will tell you simple countermeasures about smart phones and digital security, they are simple but dangerous. Note: Don't expect big hacking techniques through this book, it may disappoint you. #hackinstagram #spyandroidmobile #whatsapphacking #iPhoneHacking

Nokia Smartphone Hacks

Nokia Smartphone Hacks
Author: Michael Juntao Yuan
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780596009618

Nokia's smartphones pack a powerful computer into a very small space. Unlike your desktop or laptop, your smallest computer can be connected to the Internet all the time, and can interact with the world around it through its camera, voice recognition, and its traditional phone keypad. Nokia smartphones combine these features with impressive storage options and a host of networking protocols that make this smallest computer the only thing a road warrior truly needs. If you're still cracking open your laptop or pining for your desktop while you're on the road, you haven't begun to unlock your Nokia's full potential. Nokia Smartphone Hacks is dedicated to tricking out your smartphone and finding all the capabilities lurking under the surface. Learn how to: Unlock your phone so that you can use it with any carrier Avoid and recover from malicious mobile software Watch DVD movies on the phone Use the phone as a remote control Use the phone as a data modem for your notebook Check your email and browse the web Post to your weblog from your phone Record phone conversations Choose mobile service plans Transfer files between the phone and your computer Whether you want to use your smartphone as your lifeline while you're on the road, or you're just looking for a way to make the most of the time you spend waiting in lines, you'll find all the user-friendly tips, tools, and tricks you need to become massively productive with your Nokia smartphone. With Nokia Smartphone Hacks, you'll unleash the full power of that computer that's sitting in your pocket, purse, or backpack.

Hacking Wireless Access Points

Hacking Wireless Access Points
Author: Jennifer Kurtz
Publisher: Syngress
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2016-12-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128092254

Hacking Wireless Access Points: Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking provides readers with a deeper understanding of the hacking threats that exist with mobile phones, laptops, routers, and navigation systems. In addition, applications for Bluetooth and near field communication (NFC) technology continue to multiply, with athletic shoes, heart rate monitors, fitness sensors, cameras, printers, headsets, fitness trackers, household appliances, and the number and types of wireless devices all continuing to increase dramatically. The book demonstrates a variety of ways that these vulnerabilities can be—and have been—exploited, and how the unfortunate consequences of such exploitations can be mitigated through the responsible use of technology. - Explains how the wireless access points in common, everyday devices can expose us to hacks and threats - Teaches how wireless access points can be hacked, also providing the techniques necessary to protect and defend data - Presents concrete examples and real-world guidance on how to protect against wireless access point attacks

Underground Mobile Phone Hacking

Underground Mobile Phone Hacking
Author: Anto.Y
Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2012-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3659114553

Hacker is a person who uses his creativity and knowledge to overcome Limitations, the contents of this book contains all type of mobile hacking such us blackberry, java, Symbian, iPhone, Windows Phone. It includes as advance jail breaking method to obtain password, operating system installation, updation and other methods are explained elaborately, it contains new secret of android, security tips and installation are demonstrated with screen-shot