Mobile Phone Security

By: Wade Westergard

Connected Devices

Operating Systems

iPhone OS Android OS

Mobile Phone Attacks• SMS messaging vulnerabilities • Website spoofs

• Fake applications in android app store

• Bluetooth vulnerabilities

Key Differences

iPhone

• Closed app store

• Apple approves apps so you know whether or not they are safe to run

• All apps run with administrative control so if one app is infected the whole phone can be

Android

• Open source • Apps show what capabilities of

the phone are needed to run so it’s up to you to decide if its safe

• Each app runs in its own sandbox so if one is compromised not all are

Sources

• http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10299378-245.html

• • http://www.cso.com.au/article/267157/mobil

e_malware_what_happens_next?pp=1• • http://www.technologyreview.com/communic

ations/24944/page1/• • http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/arti

cle/170092/android_security_chief_mobilephone_attacks_coming.html