Editor's note

EDITOR’S NOTE
Starter Kit 02/2011 (02)
Mobile Pentesting
The December issue of Pentest Starterkit magazine is devoted primary
to mobile Pentesting. First three articles are developing this subject. First
article written by Nir Waltman is showing how hacker can get to your
iPhone. Explains what is QR code, where is used, types of QR abuse.
Author explain how step by step broke to iPhone by QR. Second article –
by Martyn Ruks touch subject of mobile pentesting. It is focused especially
on Google Android, Apple iOS, Microsoft Phone 7, RIM Blacberry OS. It
Specyfi methods of testing this models. Third article by Prof. Steven Furnell
is discussing about authentication safeguards in mobiles. It presents new
possibilities and solutions different than PIN code, which seem to not
protect privacy of your mobile as majority think.
Second part of this issue is about social fraud. Dinesh Sheety in his article
is showing social engineering from different side. He describes human
being reasons to use hackers tools. Second article on this section by
Garbriel Marcos explain that IT security solutions of company doesn’t
need big knowledge and money but just awareness of some dangerous.
Everybody should know simple and obvious things which help to keep
your computer safe.
Last part of this issue is about solution which you can use to protect your
PC. Bart Hooper in his article is introducing one of risk management
tools – NIST Risk Management Framework. It guide how to build good
protection system step by step. Start from defineing company goals and
finishing on creating proper assessment plan. Last article by Thejendra
introduce basic hacking tools and the most popular goals of attack.
I hope articles contained on this issue will open for you new point on view
you something new.
Enjoy reading!
Olga Głowala
& Pentest team
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