ecosystem.html

---
layout: threat-list
title: Ecosystem
---

<p>This category includes general threats when device owners use added services offered by the operating system vendor or device manufacturer such as data backups.</p>

<p><b><a href="#mobile-vendor-infra">Mobile OS &amp; Vendor Infrastructure</a>:</b> Infrastructure designed to provide services to mobile devices such as data backup, push notifications, and software updates.</p>

<p><b><a href="#mobile-app-stores">Mobile Application Store</a>:</b> An application store whether native, private or third party which hosts mobile applications alongside music, movies, games, etc. for users to download and install.</p>

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<p><b><a href="#native-public-stores">Native Public Stores</a>:</b> Major mobile operating system vendors own and operate their own native mobile application stores, which host mobile applications alongside music, movies, games, etc. for users to download and install.</p>

<p><b><a href="#private-enterprise-stores">Private Enterprise Stores</a>:</b> App stores may be owned and operated by private enterprises to host applications not meant for public distribution, such as apps developed and used solely within the organization.</p>

<p><b><a href="#third-party-stores">Third-Party Stores</a>:</b> Other legitimate, and illegitimate, app stores may be owned and operated by organizations external to the major mobile operating system vendors.</p>
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<h2>Threat List</h2>

<h3 id="mobile-vendor-infra">Mobile OS &amp; Vendor Infrastructure</h3>
<ul class="threat-list">
    {% assign sorted = site.ecosystem-threats | sort:"rawID" %}
    {% for ecosystem-threat in sorted %}
        {% if ecosystem-threat.ThreatCategory == 'Mobile OS & Vendor Infrastructure' %}
            <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ ecosystem-threat.url }}">{{ ecosystem-threat.ID }}: {{ ecosystem-threat.Threat }} {% if ecosystem-threat.removed %}(DEPRECATED){% endif %}</a></li>
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
</ul>

<h3 id="mobile-app-stores">Mobile Application Store</h3>
<ul class="threat-list">
    {% for ecosystem-threat in sorted %}
        {% if ecosystem-threat.ThreatCategory == 'Mobile Application Store' %}
            <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ ecosystem-threat.url }}">{{ ecosystem-threat.ID }}: {{ ecosystem-threat.Threat }} {% if ecosystem-threat.removed %}(DEPRECATED){% endif %}</a></li>
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
</ul>

<!--
<h3 id="native-public-stores">Native Public Stores</h3>
<ul class="threat-list">
    {% for ecosystem-threat in site.ecosystem-threats %}
        {% if ecosystem-threat.ThreatCategory == 'Native mobile app stores' %}
            <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ ecosystem-threat.url }}">{{ ecosystem-threat.Threat }}</a></li>
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
</ul>

<h3 id="private-enterprise-stores">Private Enterprise Stores</h3>
<ul class="threat-list">
    {% for ecosystem-threat in site.ecosystem-threats %}
        {% if ecosystem-threat.ThreatCategory == 'Enterprise/Private mobile app stores' %}
            <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ ecosystem-threat.url }}">{{ ecosystem-threat.Threat }}</a></li>
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
</ul>

<h3 id="third-party-stores">Third-Party Stores</h3>
<ul class="threat-list">
    {% for ecosystem-threat in site.ecosystem-threats %}
        {% if ecosystem-threat.ThreatCategory == 'Third-Party mobile app stores' %}
            <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ ecosystem-threat.url }}">{{ ecosystem-threat.Threat }}</a></li>
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
</ul>
-->