Is Rooting Your Phone Safe? The Security Risks of Rooting Android Devices

Advanced mobile users are having more options and abilities to get so many benefits with Android Rooting which the process is called “ Android Rooting,” which provides users with privileged access to their Android devices. Android Rooting offers to overcome the limitations kept on Android Devices by manufacturers, so Advanced users allow customize their devices or remove useless applications that have preinstalled on Android devices.
Android rooting is corporated some significant risks which it is nature of open source environments. With Android  Rooting void/cancel the device's warranty definitely and the device may be “bricked” that means it is no longer operations with Android device furthermore. Mentioned both issues are also notable security risks can be gained easily.

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Rooted Devices Are a Significant Security Risk

Purposes of Android Rooting are removing bloatware and customizing of the Android Device. This process involves malware introducing to the device during the process. This issue is not exacerbated by having an Android-specific mobile anti-malware tool installed. Malware may move so many risks for your all data, including gaining access to personal information such as contact lists, emails and other data, or collecting data like so many sensitive details. In this case, a hacker may enter to corporate resources and can steal every sensitive detail easily.
This is a problem that many see happening, even in the public sector. According to a 2015 survey conducted jointly by Market Cube and Lookout, 7% of respondents rooted their device. While the number seems small, many people did not make sure their work was safe. A total of 85 %of federal employees used their mobile devices for risky activities, such as sending work documents to personal accounts or storing work data in personal file sharing applications. Another 49% do not have security controls installed. All this activity puts sensitive data at risk of compromise.
According to a 2014 announcement by Gartner, the problem may be more serious than the survey would suggest. The technology research and advisory company predicted that 75% of mobile security incidents will be due to incorrect configurations of mobile applications. The biggest threat to companies would be from devices altered at the administrative level, such as rooting them. This is because the user is elevated to an administrator, which allows the malware to inflict a maximum amount of damage.
Some mobile device management (MDM) products include an operation to block rooted Android Devices, automatically exiling devices that were tampered with. However, MDM products can detect a rooted device before it can be blocked, and there are ways to circumvent those detection mechanisms.

Hardware-Level Security for Mitigating the Risks of Rooting

Requiring the use of software-only security controls, including MDM, antimalware and anti-theft applications, is not enough, especially when it comes to rooted devices. Administrators can use the Samsung KNOX, which provides mobile security and data protection by applying security controls across the device, from the hardware to the application layer.
For those organizations that operate in highly regulated industries or that handle extremely sensitive information, KNOX Workspace is designed taking into account the need for high-security military and governmental needs. In the hardware layer, rooting of devices in the boot layer and the kernel layer is prevented. The boot layer verifies and authorizes what software can be run on a device and the kernel protection layer provides a reliable environment and continuously monitors the integrity of the Linux kernel. The features incorporated in the upper part include mandatory access controls, an MDM client, data encryption and a VPN. This provides a safe and trusted ecosystem for a device and makes it inviolable.
Many believe that all users should be able to root their devices to get more of them and doing so is not illegal. But although that may be fine for devices used for purely personal purposes, the rooting of devices used for work purposes should be strictly prohibited. At the very least, the banning of rooted devices should be established in the policy, although it should be remembered that users can bypass policies that they consider too restrictive. To ensure the protection of confidential data, a much better option is to require the use of mobile devices with integrated security, up to the hardware level, and to prohibit or severely restrict access for all others.