Mobile Phone Security and Forensics A Practical Approach
This new edition provides both theoretical and practical background of security and forensics for mobile phones. The author discusses confidentiality, integrity, and availability threats in mobile telephones to provide background for the rest of the book.
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Mobile Phone Security and Forensics A Practical Approach Second Edition
Mobile Phone Security and Forensics
Iosif I. Androulidakis
Mobile Phone Security and Forensics A Practical Approach Second Edition
Iosif I. Androulidakis Pedini Ioannina Greece
ISBN 978-3-319-29741-5 ISBN 978-3-319-29742-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29742-2
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Preface
Welcome to the second edition of “Mobile Phone Security and Forensics.” The dominance of mobile phones has continued since the publication of the first version of the book, in an ever-increasing rate. However, while we are enjoying the technological advances that mobile phones offer, we are also facing new security risks coming as a cost of our increasing dependence on the benefits of wireless communications. The purpose of this book is the same as before: to raise user awareness in regard to security and privacy threats present in the use of mobile phones. It is focused on practical issues and easy to follow examples, skipping theoretical analysis of algorithms and standards. Most sections have been enriched with new material. The book is more geared toward the mobile devices themselves and not the underlying networks, so most of the contents are applicable irrespectively of the “generation” of the network (GSM, 3G, 4G, etc.) to GSM and UMTS alike. The goal is to achieve a balance, including both technical and nontechnical chapters. Amateurs as well as experienced users will benefit from the overview of threats and the valuable practical advice. They will also get to know various tricks affecting the security of their phone. More advanced users will appreciate the technical discussions and will possibly try experimenti
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