Learning Pentesting for Android Devices - Softcover

Aditya Gupta

 
9781783288984: Learning Pentesting for Android Devices
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1783288981 ISBN 13: 9781783288984
Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This is an easy-to-follow guide, full of hands-on and real-world examples of applications. Each of the vulnerabilities discussed in the book is accompanied with the practical approach to the vulnerability, and the underlying security issue.

This book is intended for all those who are looking to get started in Android security or Android application penetration testing. You don t need to be an Android developer to learn from this book, but it is highly recommended that developers have some experience in order to learn how to create secure applications for Android.

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Product Description

This is an easy to follow guide, full of handson and realworld examples of applications. Each of the vulnerabilities discussed in the book is accompanied with the practical approach to the vulnerability, and the underlying security issue. This book is intended for all those who are looking to get started in Android security or Android application penetration testing. You don't need to be an Android developer to learn from this book, but it is highly recommended that developers have some experience in order to learn how to create secure applications for Android.

About the Author

Aditya Gupta

Aditya Gupta is the founder and trainer of Attify, a mobile security firm, and leading mobile security expert and evangelist. Apart from being the lead developer and cocreator of Android framework for exploitation, he has done a lot of indepth research on the security of mobile devices, including Android, iOS, and Blackberry, as well as BYOD Enterprise Security. He has also discovered serious web application security flaws in websites such as Google, Facebook, PayPal, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Skype, and many more. In his previous work at Rediff.com, his main responsibilities were to look after web application security and lead security automation. He also developed several internal security tools for the organization to handle the security issues. In his work with XYSEC, he was committed to perform VAPT and mobile security analysis. He has also worked with various organizations and private clients in India, as well as providing them with training and services on mobile security and exploitation, Exploit Development, and advanced web application hacking. He is also a member of Null—an open security community in India, and an active member and contributor to the regular meetups and Humla sessions at the Bangalore and Mumbai Chapter. He also gives talks and trainings at various security conferences from time to time, such as BlackHat, Syscan, Toorcon, PhDays, OWASP AppSec, ClubHack, Nullcon, and ISACA. Right now he provides application auditing services and training. He can be contacted at adi@attify.com or @adi1391 on Twitter.

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Publisher
Packt Publishing
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1783288981
ISBN 13 
9781783288984
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
103