Library Guides: PLP Minor in Cybersecurity: LU2_Week 16

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Woman who scanned QR code with malware lost $20k to bubble tea survey scam while she was sleeping
In April, the police and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore warned the public about downloading apps from dubious sites that can lead to malware being installed onto victims’ mobile phones.

They said such malware has resulted in confidential and sensitive data, including banking credentials, being stolen.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 11

What is Application Sandboxing?
Application sandboxing, also called application containerization, is an approach to software development and management and mobile application management (MAM) that limits the environments in which certain code can execute.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 12

Hacking android from scratch. (Understanding Metasploit)
We often see, hackers in movies hack someone’s phone in like three seconds, but in reality, you can’t do that, you need to have patience and you should always be expecting failure, only then you can feel the taste of success. Now, enough with the philosophy, let’s move on to pen-testing.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 21

Malwarebytes releases Mobile Security for OneView to secure Chromebooks, Android, iOS devices
Malwarebytes has announced the release of Mobile Security for OneView to enable managed service providers (MSPs) to protect Chromebooks, Android, and iOS devices against mobile threats such as ransomware and malicious apps.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 31

Learning Mobile Device Security
In this course provides a practical, hands-on approach to securing your mobile device and protecting your hardware, apps and data from theft and intrusion.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 25

Bluebugging | Here's how hackers use your Bluetooth-enabled device to steal data | Business Standard
With a rise in the use of Bluetooth-enabled devices, our devices have become even more vulnerable to attacks from hackers. One such attack is called Bluebugging. How does it affect you?

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 17

Bluejacking and Bluesnarfing - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 1.2
Bluetooth is a relatively secure protocol now, but it wasn’t always this way. In this video, you’ll learn about the growing pains of Bluetooth and the attacks that were discovered in its early days.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 17

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 20

Elcomsoft Phone Breaker Full Setup | unlock ICloud or Bypass
Elcomsoft phone Breaker is for ios, windows phone and BlackBerries, it can crack the passwords set on backups and then crack the backup files and reveal all the sensitive info.. such as passwords to your wifi accounts or your icloud password.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 23

BYOD - The Pros & Cons of Bring-Your-Own-Device
As a business owner it’s very tempting to let your employees use their own computers and smartphones for work-related purposes - is that a great cost-saving exercise or a risk to your business IT security? In today's video, we will look at the pros and cons of BYOD.

Note: Refer to MHE Lecture 9- Mobile Attacks and Countermeasures: Slide 26