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Hacking mobile platforms
From the course: Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
Hacking mobile platforms
- [Instructor] Hacking Mobile Platforms. In this lesson, we're going to begin talking about hacking mobile platforms. We're going to talk about threats that's targeting mobile platforms, the different type of attacks, countermeasures and tools that you'll need to be aware of in hacking mobile device platforms. So let's go ahead and get started with this lesson. So mobile platforms. Most mobile devices have internet-based messaging, URLs, email application, downloading and the list goes on. A lot of different applications that access the internet. Because they access the internet and these advancements in technologies, hackers continue to use them for malicious purposes and it makes them an easy target as well. Now, as mobile phones grow and are now regularly used for any type of transactions, financial transactions, banking apps, bank applications, work purposes and the other diverse multitudes of uses, again, it makes them a strong target for attackers. So mobiles contain important…
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