Mobile Security 101: A Glossary of Mobile Security Terminology

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No matter how much you know about mobile security, you may come across some terms you don’t know as you read through Zimperium’s resources. This glossary contains terms that run the gamut — from the simple to the more technical. Is there a term you’d like to see included? Contact us and let us know.

A

Anti-Debugging
Anti-Reverse Engineering
APK (Android Package Kit)
App Shielding

B

BankBot
Binary Packing
BYOD Security Policy

C

Certificate Pinning
Cryptographic Keys
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)

D

Device Attestation
Dynamic Code Loading (DCL)
Dynamic Link Library (DLL) Injection

E

Endpoint Security

I

In-app protection
Integrity Checking

J

Jailbreaking
Juice Jacking

M

Malicious Website
Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MitM)
MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) 
Mobile App Security Framework
Mobile App Vetting
Mobile App Vulnerability Testing (MAVT)
Mobile EDR
Mobile Phone Fraud
Mobile Threat
Mobile Threat Defense (MTD)

O

Obfuscation

R

Ransomware Endpoint Protection
RASP (Runtime App Self-Protection)
Rogue Access Point
Rogue Cell Towers

S

Scamware
Shift-Left Testing
SIM Spoofing
SIM Swap Fraud
Smishing
Spear Phishing
Spyware

U

Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)

W

White-box Cryptography

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