GIAC Mobile Device Security Analyst (GMOB)

• Managing Android and iOS devices and applications; Jailbreaking and rooting mobile devices
• Mitigating against mobile malware and stolen mobile devices
• Analyzing and reverse engineering applications; Manipulating application behavior
• Assessing application security; Manipulating network traffic; Intercepting encrypted network traffic

• Security personnel who are responsible for assessing, deploying or securing mobile phones & tablets
• Penetration testers
• Ethical hackers
• Auditors who need to build deeper technical skills
• Network and system administrators

• 1 proctored exam
• 75 questions
• 2 hours
• Minimum passing score of 71%

NOTE: All GIAC Certification exams are web-based and required to be proctored. There are two proctoring options: remote proctoring through ProctorU, and onsite proctoring through PearsonVUE. Click here for more information.

GIAC certification attempts will be activated in your GIAC account after your application has been approved and according to the terms of your purchase. Details on delivery will be provided along with your registration confirmation upon payment. You will receive an email notification when your certification attempt has been activated in your account. You will have 120 days from the date of activation to complete your certification attempt.

• Analyzing Mobile Applications
  The candidate will demonstrate the understanding of techniques to evaluate mobile application binaries and permissions in order to detect potentially harmful behavior.
• Attacking Encrypted Traffic
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of tools and techniques that can exploit SSL/TLS channels and render encryption ineffective during mobile device penetration testing.
• Managing Android Devices and Applications
  The candidate will demonstrate familiarity with Android configuration, data structure, applications, and security models and how they affect security posture.
• Managing iOS Devices and Applications
  The candidate will demonstrate familiarity with iOS configuration, data structure, applications, and security models and how they affect security posture.
• Manipulating Mobile Application Behavior
  The candidate will demonstrate the understanding of security evasion techniques to test the security of mobile applications in order to detect potentially harmful behavior.
• Manipulating Network Traffic
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of typical techniques a penetration tester can use to manipulate how a mobile device interacts with networks and services to capture and manipulate network traffic.
• Mitigating Against Mobile Malware
  The candidate will be able to demonstrate how to protect mobile device data, and mitigate against malware targeted to mobile devices.
• Mitigating Against Stolen Mobile Devices
  The candidate will be able to demonstrate how to mitigate against the threat of data loss from stolen mobile devices.
• Mobile Application Security Assessments
  The candidate will demonstrate familiarity with using the Mobile Application Security Verification Standard to audit the security of mobile applications.
• Reverse Engineering Mobile Applications
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts associated with reverse-engineering applications on the most commonly used mobile device operating systems.
• Unlocking and Rooting Mobile Devices
  The candidate will demonstrate understanding of the concept and processes behind rooting, jailbreaking, and unlocking mobile devices and the security ramifications.

• Training is available in a variety of modalities including live training and OnDemand
• Practical work experience can help ensure that you have mastered the skills necessary for certification
• College level courses or self paced study through another program or materials may meet the needs for mastery.
• Get information about the procedure to contest exam results.

Practice Tests

• These tests are a simulation of the real exam allowing you to become familiar with the test engine and style of questions.
• Practice exams are a gauge to determine if your preparation methods are sufficient.
• The practice bank questions are limited so you may encounter the same question on practice tests when multiple practice tests are purchased.
• Practice exams never include actual exam questions.
• Purchase a GMOB practice test here.
• GIAC recommends leveraging additional study methods for test preparation.