Blue Fox: Arm Assembly Internals and Binary Analys is of Mobile and IoT Devices

Provides readers with a solid foundation in Arm assembly internals and using reverse-engineering as the basis for analyzing and securing billions of Arm devices

Finding and mitigating security vulnerabilities in Arm devices is the next critical internet security frontier--Arm processors are already in use by more than 90% of all mobile devices, billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and a growing number of current and soon-to-arrive laptops from companies including Microsoft, Lenovo, and Apple. Written by a leading expert on Arm security, Blue Fox: Arm Assembly Internals and Binary Analysis of Mobile and IoT Devices introduces readers to modern Armv8-A instruction sets and the process of reverse-engineering Arm binaries for security research and defensive purposes.

Divided into two sections, the book first provides a detailed look at the Armv8-A