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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437959003321

Autore

Jiang Xuxian

Titolo

Android malware / / Xuxian Jiang, Yajin Zhou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2013

ISBN

1-4614-7394-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 44 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in computer science

Disciplina

005.84

Soggetti

Malware (Computer software)

Computer science

Data protection

Data encryption (Computer science)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"ISSN: 2191-5768."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- A Survey of Android Malware -- Case Studies -- Discussion -- Additional Reading -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

Mobile devices, such as smart phones, have achieved computing and networking capabilities comparable to traditional personal computers. Their successful consumerization has also become a source of pain for adopting users and organizations. In particular, the widespread presence of information-stealing applications and other types of mobile malware raises substantial security and privacy concerns.  Android Malware presents a systematic view on state-of-the-art mobile malware that targets the popular Android mobile platform.  Covering key topics like the Android malware history, malware behavior and classification, as well as, possible defense techniques.