A Window Into Mobile Device Security

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A Window Into Mobile Device Security

Examining the security approaches employed in Apple’s iOS

and Google’s Android

Carey Nachenberg

VP, Fellow

Contents
Executive Summary............................................1
Introduction........................................................1
Mobile Security Goals.........................................2
Web-based and network-based attacks ......2
Malware ........................................................2
Social Engineering Attacks...........................3
Resource Abuse.............................................3
Data Loss ......................................................3
Data Integrity Threats...................................3
Device Security Models......................................3
Apple iOS.......................................................4
Android........................................................10
iOS vs. Android: Security Overview...................17
Device Ecosystems ............................................17
Mobile Security Solutions................................20
Mobile Antivirus..........................................20
Secure Browser...........................................21
Mobile Device Management (MDM)...........21
Enterprise Sandbox.....................................21
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)........................22
Conclusion........................................................22

Download:

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/about/media/pdfs/symc_mobile_device_security_june2011.pdf