Top 10 2014-I8 Insufficient Security Configurability

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Consider anyone who has access to the device.

Attacker uses the lack of granular permissions to access data or controls on the device. The attacker could also us the lack of encryption options and lack of password options to perform other attacks which lead to compromise of the device. Attack could potentially come from any user of the device whether intentional or accidental.

An insecure mobile interface is present when easy to guess credentials are used or account enumeration is possible. Insecure mobile interfaces are easy to discover by simply reviewing the connection to the device itself or the cloud interface and identifying if SSL is in use or by attempting to login with random credentials and identifying what errors are returned. Automated tools can also look for issues such as lack of transport encryption and account enumeration.

An insecure mobile interface could lead to compromise of user data and control over the device.

Consider the business impact of an insecure mobile interface. Data could be stolen or modified and devices taken control of. Could your users be harmed? Could your brand be harmed?

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Ensuring a secure mobile interface requires:
 * 1) Ensuring ...
 * 2) Ensuring ...
 * 3) Ensuring ...
 * 4) Ensuring ...

Scenario #1: The interface only requires simple passwords.

Example

Scenario #2: Username and password are poorly protected when transmitted over the network. Example

In the cases above, the attacker is able to either easily guess the password or is able to capture the credentials as they cross the network and decode it since the credentials are only protected using Base64 Encoding.