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Discover all the security risks and exploits that can threaten iOS-based mobile devices

iOS is Apple''s mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad. With the introduction of iOS5, many security issues have come to light. This book explains and discusses them all. The award-winning author team, experts in Mac and iOS security, examines the vulnerabilities and the internals of iOS to show how attacks can be mitigated. The book explains how the operating system works, its overall security architecture, and the security risks associated with it, as well as exploits, rootkits, and other payloads developed for it.

  • Covers iOS security architecture, vulnerability hunting, exploit writing, and how iOS jailbreaks work
  • Explores iOS enterprise and encryption, code signing and memory protection, sandboxing, iPhone fuzzing, exploitation, ROP payloads, and baseband attacks
  • Also examines kernel debugging and exploitation
  • Companion website includes

    Table of Contents

    Introduction xv

    Chapter 1 iOS Security Basics 1

    Chapter 2 iOS in the Enterprise 15

    Chapter 3 Encryption 47

    Chapter 4 Code Signing and Memory Protections 69

    Chapter 5 Sandboxing 107

    Chapter 6 Fuzzing iOS Applications 139

    Chapter 7 Exploitation 185

    Chapter 8 Return-Oriented Programming 219

    Chapter 9 Kernel Debugging and Exploitation 249

    Chapter 10 Jailbreaking 297

    Chapter 11 Baseband Attacks 327

    Appendix References 365

    Index 369

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    A Paperback / softback by Charlie Miller, Dion Blazakis, Dino DaiZovi

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 04/05/2012
      ISBN13: 9781118204122, 978-1118204122
      ISBN10: 1118204123
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discover all the security risks and exploits that can threaten iOS-based mobile devices

      iOS is Apple''s mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad. With the introduction of iOS5, many security issues have come to light. This book explains and discusses them all. The award-winning author team, experts in Mac and iOS security, examines the vulnerabilities and the internals of iOS to show how attacks can be mitigated. The book explains how the operating system works, its overall security architecture, and the security risks associated with it, as well as exploits, rootkits, and other payloads developed for it.

      • Covers iOS security architecture, vulnerability hunting, exploit writing, and how iOS jailbreaks work
      • Explores iOS enterprise and encryption, code signing and memory protection, sandboxing, iPhone fuzzing, exploitation, ROP payloads, and baseband attacks
      • Also examines kernel debugging and exploitation
      • Companion website includes

        Table of Contents

        Introduction xv

        Chapter 1 iOS Security Basics 1

        Chapter 2 iOS in the Enterprise 15

        Chapter 3 Encryption 47

        Chapter 4 Code Signing and Memory Protections 69

        Chapter 5 Sandboxing 107

        Chapter 6 Fuzzing iOS Applications 139

        Chapter 7 Exploitation 185

        Chapter 8 Return-Oriented Programming 219

        Chapter 9 Kernel Debugging and Exploitation 249

        Chapter 10 Jailbreaking 297

        Chapter 11 Baseband Attacks 327

        Appendix References 365

        Index 369

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