Android Environment Security
2012 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
In modern times mobile devices are a increasing technology and malicious users are increasing as well. On a mobile device it often exist valuable private information that a malicious user is interested in and it often has lower security features implemented compared to computers. It is therefore important to be aware of the security risks that exist when using a mobile device in order to stay protected.In this thesis information about what security risks and attacks that are possible to execute towards a mobile device running Android will be presented. Possible attack scenarios are attacking the device itself, the communication between the device and a server and finally the server.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2012. , p. 106
Keywords [en]
Android, mobile device, penetration testing, exploit, OWASP, application security, root
National Category
Computer Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-20512OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-20512DiVA, id: diva2:537572
Subject / course
Computer Science
Educational program
Network Security Programme, 180 credits
Uppsok
Technology
Supervisors
Examiners
2012-06-272012-06-272018-01-12Bibliographically approved