Official Mobile Security & Innovative Technologies Blog
This blog is managed/edited by Eric Everson. The purpose of this blog is to discuss common threats and solutions that exist within the mobile community in addition to the intricacies of innovative technologies and the markets therein.
Thank you for taking the time to review my blog; I am Eric Everson the founder of MyMobiSafe.com. In addition to my duties at MyMobiSafe, LLC I am also a full-time graduate student and mobile industry researcher. As a mobile security expert and innovative technologies leader, I am glad to answer any questions you may have: EricEverson@Hotmail.com
Thursday 12 July 2007, 6:19 PM
Cracking the iPhone: The Hackers Rubik’s Cube
Cracking the iPhone: The Hackers Rubik’s Cube
By: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
Anyone following iPhone news knows that this new device has become the Rubik’s Cube of the hacking community. Everyone worth their weight in code is trying to enable third-party applications for the iPhone. An Australian site, www.builderau.com.au recently provided an interview which uncovered “We already know how to upload files to the phone, move those files around, and run those files.” (By Codename: Geohot) Rapid advanced are being made to enable third-party developments a reality for iPhone users.
Delivering third-party content is about exploring the functional limits of the handset for many, while for MyMobiSafe.com it is about staying ahead of the curve to ensure a line of defense is available. As the Founder of MyMobiSafe.com, I’ve uncovered a growing buzz about a snoopware program being developed for the iPhone that will target 16 digit numeric data metrics (i.e. credit card information). These are exactly the advancements that we want to protect the iPhone user in the mobile community from.
We are a startup company with the agility to respond real-time to the security needs of the mobile community thus this pursuit of knowledge is important to us. We are glad to see the academic institutions such as the University of Illinois enabling this pursuit of technological development as well. Online sources indicate that many of the developments being made have been granted legal protections under the University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License in addition to other Open Source protections.
It is expected that third-party applications will become a reality in the weeks ahead, making the iPhone a mainstream technology medium. Devices such as the Palm Treo which have long been opened literally have amassed tens of thousands of third-party applications making an enriched user environment. At MyMobiSafe.com we want to ensure that as the doors open, personal security is not compromised.
Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
By: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
Anyone following iPhone news knows that this new device has become the Rubik’s Cube of the hacking community. Everyone worth their weight in code is trying to enable third-party applications for the iPhone. An Australian site, www.builderau.com.au recently provided an interview which uncovered “We already know how to upload files to the phone, move those files around, and run those files.” (By Codename: Geohot) Rapid advanced are being made to enable third-party developments a reality for iPhone users.
Delivering third-party content is about exploring the functional limits of the handset for many, while for MyMobiSafe.com it is about staying ahead of the curve to ensure a line of defense is available. As the Founder of MyMobiSafe.com, I’ve uncovered a growing buzz about a snoopware program being developed for the iPhone that will target 16 digit numeric data metrics (i.e. credit card information). These are exactly the advancements that we want to protect the iPhone user in the mobile community from.
We are a startup company with the agility to respond real-time to the security needs of the mobile community thus this pursuit of knowledge is important to us. We are glad to see the academic institutions such as the University of Illinois enabling this pursuit of technological development as well. Online sources indicate that many of the developments being made have been granted legal protections under the University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License in addition to other Open Source protections.
It is expected that third-party applications will become a reality in the weeks ahead, making the iPhone a mainstream technology medium. Devices such as the Palm Treo which have long been opened literally have amassed tens of thousands of third-party applications making an enriched user environment. At MyMobiSafe.com we want to ensure that as the doors open, personal security is not compromised.
Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com
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