Android Malware [electronic resource] / by Xuxian Jiang, Yajin Zhou.
Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer SciencePublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XI, 44 p. 9 illus. online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781461473947
- Computer science
- Computer communication systems
- Computer security
- Data structures (Computer science)
- Data encryption (Computer science)
- Computers
- Computer Science
- Systems and Data Security
- Computer Communication Networks
- Data Encryption
- Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory
- Information Systems and Communication Service
- 005.8 23
- QA76.9.A25

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