7th Kuwait Info Security Forum 2015

1. Live Mobile Hacking
Basel Alothman
•PhD Researcher in DeMontfort University, Leicester UK.
•MSc in Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, UK,2013.
•BSc in Computing & Information System, University of Dubai, UAE, 2011.
•CeM112685 (Certified e-Marketer from e-Marketing Association)
•CPTE 5601 (Certified Penetration Testing Engineer from mile2)
•LPT (Licensed Penetration Tester)
•ECSA ECC-26988904 (EC-Council Certified Security Analyst)
•CEH ECC-26853113 (Certified Ethical Hacker from EC-Council)
•ISSA Membership #3138043
•ISACA Membership -London Chapter -#786192
•BSC Membership #990431538
•AoIR Membership (Basil Alothman)

2. Types of hackers?

3. Why the hackers want to hack you?
 Steal your passwords.
 Steal your photos/picture
 Steal your personal videos
 Steal your SMS/messages
 Steal your money/bank information
 Know your health status
 Steal any important information
 Steal your contacts list
 ..etc.

4. How the Hackers can Hack you?
 Social Engineering
 Physical Attacks
 Accounts Synchronizations
 3rd party applications
 Application permission
 Jailbreak, rooting
 Malware

5. Live Mobile Hacking

6. How to create strong Password?
1. Hide your password in safe place.
2. Create more than 7 character (numbers, letters
and code($#!^&).
3. Choose between capital and small letters.
4. Avoid common password like abcd 12345
5. Avoid the words used in dictionary
6. Change your password between time to time
Ex: H@cKeRs582

7. How they steal data with less than 2 min?
 Fake Charger
 Automatic
Back-up System
 Cloud Computing
Syncronization

8. What is Smartphone Malware?
 Smartphone Malware
 GooglePlay is not safe to download application
(Some application are malicious it might steal your
data, spy on your hardware feature…etc.).
 Application Permission vulnerabilities.
 Application Permission update.
 Apps Review.

9. How to protect your self/family/mobile from getting hacked?
 Stealing Device:
 Secure your “Lock Screen”.
 Install trace phone application and try now.
 Stealing Data:
 Don’t share any personal information (maybe today is
not important but tomorrow not.
 Check your cloud computing synchronization.
 Check your social networks synchronization.
 Check your installed application and sign-out and
delete those which are not trusted application.

10. Thanks
Basel Alothman
http://About.me/ALOTHMAN