Lab Matters: The Dark Side of Jailbreaking iPhones

Costin Raiu, director of Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team, discusses the security risks involved with jailbreaking Apple’s iPhone. In this Q&A with Ryan Naraine, Raiu talks about the Jailbreakme.com vulnerability and exploit and the social engineering techniques used to take advantage of the popularity of jailbreaking utilities. The discussion also touches on Android devices and some of the security ramifications of unregulated smartphone apps.