A course module on mobile malware

Abstract

Many universities have introduced mobile computing into computer science curricula due to emerging popularity of mobile devices. The large amount of personal information stored in mobile devices as well as the trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), make it very important to educate mobile device users with knowledge and skills about mobile security. Mobile security can be taught by standalone courses or integrated into existing curriculum by developing course modules. This paper describes a course module on mobile malware which includes a mobile malware tutorial, and two hands-on labs. Initial teaching experiences from integrating this course module in an existing computer security course are discussed.