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.
Autorentext
JOSHUA J. DRAKE is a Director of Research Science at
Accuvant LABS.
PAU OLIVA FORA is a Mobile Security Engineer with
viaForensics.
ZACH LANIER is a Senior Security Researcher at Duo
Security.
COLLIN MULLINER is a postdoctoral researcher at
Northeastern University.
STEPHEN A. RIDLEY is a Principal Researcher with
Xipiter.
GEORG WICHERSKI is a Senior Security Researcher with
CrowdStrike.
Klappentext
The first comprehensive guide to discovering and preventingattacks on the Android OS As the Android operating system continues to increase its shareof the smartphone market, smartphone hacking remains a growingthreat. Written by experts who rank among the world's foremostAndroid security researchers, this book presents vulnerabilitydiscovery, analysis, and exploitation tools for the good guys.Following a detailed explanation of how the Android OS works andits overall security architecture, the authors examine howvulnerabilities can be discovered and exploits developed forvarious system components, preparing you to defend againstthem. If you are a mobile device administrator, security researcher,Android app developer, or consultant responsible for evaluatingAndroid security, you will find this guide is essential to yourtoolbox. * A crack team of leading Android security researchers explainAndroid security risks, security design and architecture, rooting,fuzz testing, and vulnerability analysis * Covers Android application building blocks and security as wellas debugging and auditing Android apps * Prepares mobile device administrators, security researchers,Android app developers, and security consultants to defend Androidsystems against attack Android Hacker's Handbook is the first comprehensiveresource for IT professionals charged with smartphonesecurity.