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Hacking Mobile Devices
- Mobile devices run specialized operating systems with security problems.
- Students will learn how mobile operating systems and apps work, how to find and exploit vulnerabilities and how to defend them.
- Topics will include phone call, voicemail, SMS intrusion, jailbreaking, rooting, NFC attacks, malware, browser exploitation, and application vulnerabilities.
Provider Information
City College of San Francisco
50 Phelan Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
Course Overview
- ADVISE: CNIT 113 and CNIT 123
50 Phelan Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
Learning Objectives
- Assess the risks of using mobile devices for common activities such as making phone calls, emailing, and shopping.
- Perform jailbreaks for iOS devices and analyze the Android security model and rooting.
- Differentiate and describe types of mobile malware and anti-malware options.
- Evaluate Web browser services and attacks on mobile platforms and recommend countermeasures.
- Configure, deploy, and defeat locking, remote location and wiping services.
- Prioritize common mobile app risks and determine how and when to appropriately install and use them.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Competency Areas
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