---
id: 8340
title: "Mobile security is the new hotness"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/mobile-application-pentesting/mobile-security-is-the-new-hotness/"
published_at: "2012-04-02T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "mobile-security", "enterprise-security", "android-malware", "rooting", "gingermaster"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8340"
lang: en
---

# Mobile security is the new hotness

## Summary

Enterprise mobile controls focus on blocking rooted devices, but GingerMaster malware escalated its own privileges, showing root status no longer predicts risk and users must judge apps themselves.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2012-04-02T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/mobile-application-pentesting/mobile-security-is-the-new-hotness/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8340