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Mobile security

Mobile security

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Mobile security

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- In this lesson, we're going to discuss a few key concepts to increase our mobile device security. This includes the discussion of some key things to avoid, like jailbreaking, rooting, side loading, and unauthorized application stores, as well as some best practices to utilize, like containerization, application wrapping, trusted OEM suppliers, and enabling boot loader security. First, let's talk about jailbreaking. Now, jailbreaking is a term that's used to describe an exploit that enables a user to obtain root privileges, side load applications, change or add carriers, and customize the interface of an iOS device, like an iPhone or an iPad. The problem with jailbreaking a device is that it essentially removes all the protections that Apple has created for that device in addition to all of their restrictions on that device. Now, jailbroken devices are actually the largest threat vector that's going to be exploited by an attacker when it comes to iOS devices. When you jailbreak a…

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