Title :
Security Threats to Mobile Service Development in the Age of Digital Convergence
Author :
Ahonen, Pasi ; Savola, Reijo
Author_Institution :
VTT Tech. Res. Centre, Oulu
Abstract :
Nowadays mobile devices are used in many professional business and leisure-time services. Major information security threats related to mobile services are examined from the service developer´s perspective in this study. These threats can be categorised as mobile network, mobile device, digital convergence, authentication and payment threats, and service development threats. The threat analysis is based on an interview study carried out in some Finnish industrial companies operating in the mobile service field
Keywords :
message authentication; mobile computing; telecommunication security; telecommunication services; authentication threats; digital convergence; mobile device threats; mobile network threats; mobile service development; payment threats; security threats; service development threats; Authentication; Bluetooth; Convergence; Digital cameras; Information security; Mobile communication; Personal digital assistants; Protection; Web and internet services; Wireless LAN; Mobile services; authentication; digital convergence; e-payments; security threats;
Conference_Titel :
Computer as a Tool, 2005. EUROCON 2005.The International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Belgrade
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0049-X
DOI :
10.1109/EURCON.2005.1630130
