Mobile Security Threats And Prevention Pdf

Smartphones popularity and relatively lax security have made them attractive targets for attackers.
Mobile security threats and prevention pdf. Dresscode milkydoor guerrilla and rootnik are all previously detected android based malware families that date back to at least 2016. Compared to desktop computers mobile devices are highly portable and lightweight. Mobile security threats and issues a broad overview of mobile device security lei zhang tian jin university tian jin china abstract mobile security draws more attention when mobile devices gain its popularity. According to a report.
Physical threats one challenge faced in mobile security is the loss or theft of a mobile device. Business mobility iot solutions soti. The security services desired in mobile payment systems and also the security mechanisms which are currently in place. But malware can also steal these files again using the file api function.
Many smart phone users read and store word excel or pdf files on their mobile phones especially pocketpcs. The authors present a threat model for two mobile platforms android and ios. Files with the extensions doc xls and pdf are likely to become popular targets for mobile malware thieves. Conference paper pdf available.
32 describe the emerging security threats for mobile platforms. Malware such as viruses botnets worms become a concern of using mobile devices since they. Access control and conditional access ensuring the network is secure for remote access is key in a mobile world. 4 mcafee mobile threat report q1 2019 report mobile backdoor threats are not new.
App reputation and mobile threat prevention solutions are very important to an overall mobile security strategy as concerns about malware continue to increase. We further identify and discuss three security threats i e malware ssl tls vulnerabilities and data breaches and four security challenges i e malware detection multi factor authentication data breach prevention and. Traditionally in the pc world this has been delivered through a.