comptia-a-plus-core2/labs/TRB-3-mobile-security-issues-lab.md

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# Lab TRB-3: Mobile Security Inspection
Domain:
- 3.0 Software Troubleshooting
Works on:
- Android
- iOS
## Goal
Inspect mobile security signals without installing or removing apps.
## Part 1: App Source Review
Pick three installed apps and record:
- App name:
- Source or store if visible:
- Developer name if visible:
- Permissions that seem sensitive:
## Part 2: Device Controls
Record:
- OS update status:
- Unknown sources or sideloading status if visible:
- Developer mode status if visible:
- VPN status:
- Device management profile or MDM status if visible:
## Part 3: Data and Battery Signals
Record:
- Highest mobile data user:
- Highest battery user:
- Any app you do not recognize:
- Any unexpected ads, redirects, or warnings:
## Part 4: Scenario Practice
Choose the risk:
1. User installed a bank app from a link in a text message.
2. Phone shows ads when no browser is open.
3. Device is jailbroken.
4. A weather app uses large amounts of background data.
5. Fake virus warnings appear repeatedly.
## What You Should Learn
- Mobile compromise often looks like odd app behavior, ads, or data usage.
- Rooting, jailbreaking, sideloading, and unofficial stores raise risk.
- Managed devices should follow organization policy and MDM procedures.