Re: Implications of Jail breaking ipod/iphones

[Rick Holland <rick.holland () UTDALLAS EDU>]

CIS has benchmarks on iPhone security. They are currently working on
updating the benchmark for 3.0. Of course this doesn't address unlocked
iPhones, but from a security perspective any of these smart phones are high
risk technology.

While researching iPhone forensics the other day, I did come across this
individual's site that was informative. http://www.zdziarski.com/

Rick


On 7/21/09 7:41 PM, "Russell Fulton" <r.fulton () AUCKLAND AC NZ> wrote:

> I have had several people ask me about this and I have tried  googling
> around the area but most the stuff I have found consists of lists of
> dos and don'ts with little or no background info.
>
> The basic question is what are the security implications of jail
> breaking your iphone?
>
> Clearly this allows one to install applications that have not been
> blessed by Apple (with the risks that that entails).  Are their less
> obvious risks such as making it easier for browser bugs to be
> exploited to do damage?
>
> Like most things in security I suspect that there are cases where
> phones should not be tampered with and others where the risk is
> acceptable.
>
> I would also appreciate any good references to the iPhone security
> model.
>
> Russell