As banking and other sensitive functions in society increasingly move to cell phones, another mobile phone security bug has been discovered, this one that puts iOS users at risk when using Gmail. Lacoon, a mobile security firm, recently released details of the new vulnerability that allows hackers to view and even modify encrypted communication. Goole’s Gmail for iOS does not perform certificate pinning The security firm’s research discovered that the Gmail iOS app, run on Macintosh mobile devices, does not perform certificate pinning. As a result allows attackers to use a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) technique to impersonate a legitimate server using a…
Gmail iOS Vulnerability Discovered
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.