iOS Hacker's Handbook

Discover all the security risks and exploits that can threaten iOS-based mobile devices

iOS is Apple's mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad. With the introduction of iOS5, many security issues have come to light. This book explains and discusses them all. The award-winning author team, experts in Mac and iOS security, examines the vulnerabilities and the internals of iOS to show how attacks can be mitigated. The book explains how the operating system works, its overall security architecture, and the security risks associated with it, as well as exploits, rootkits, and other payloads developed for it.
* Covers iOS security architecture, vulnerability hunting, exploit writing, and how iOS jailbreaks work
* Explores iOS enterprise and encryption, code signing and memory protection, sandboxing, iPhone fuzzing, exploitation, ROP payloads, and baseband attacks
* Also examines kernel debugging and exploitation
* Companion website includes source code and tools to facilitate your efforts

iOS Hacker's Handbook arms you with the tools needed to identify, understand, and foil iOS attacks.

This book discusses the internals of iOS.  It explains how the operating system works, security risks associated with it, how it can be used in the Enterprise, and the overall security architecture of the operating system. It explains how vulnerabilities can be found in it, exploits developed for it, and rootkits and other payloads developed for it. There is no other book that comes close to covering iOS on this level and the book is written by a panel of some of the worlds leading experts in iOS. Overview iOS Security Architecture iOS vulnerability hunting and exploit writing iOS enterprise and encryption How iOS jailbreaks work Specifically, the book will cover: iOS in the Enterprise , Encryption, Code signing and memory protections, Sandboxing, iPhone Fuzzing, Exploitation , ROP payloads, Rootkits, Kernel Debugging and Exploitation, Jailbreaking , Baseband attacks

Discover all the security risks and exploits that can threaten iOS-based mobile devices iOS is Apple's mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad. With the introduction of iOS5, many security issues have come to light. This book explains and discusses them all. The award-winning author team, experts in Mac and iOS security, examines the vulnerabilities and the internals of iOS to show how attacks can be mitigated. The book explains how the operating system works, its overall security architecture, and the security risks associated with it, as well as exploits, rootkits, and other payloads developed for it. Covers iOS security architecture, vulnerability hunting, exploit writing, and how iOS jailbreaks work Explores iOS enterprise and encryption, code signing and memory protection, sandboxing, iPhone fuzzing, exploitation, ROP payloads, and baseband attacks Also examines kernel debugging and exploitation Companion website includes source code and tools to facilitate your efforts iOS Hacker's Handbook arms you with the tools needed to identify, understand, and foil iOS attacks.