DocumentCode :
237409
Title :
Improve User´s Security Literacy by Experiencing Behavior of Pseudo Android Malware
Author :
Kato, Masaaki ; Matsuura, Saeko
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. & Sci., Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Saitama, Japan
fYear :
2014
fDate :
21-25 July 2014
Firstpage :
602
Lastpage :
603
Abstract :
Recent years, Android malware which execute malicious attacks within the scope of permissions which was approved by user is increasing. Generally it is installed by user. Therefore user can avoid being infected with obvious malware by checking permissions which application requires. However many users install applications without checking permissions and get infected. Such Android malware have various kinds of threats, so user need to protect his assets by himself. In this paper we propose an educational method to improve user´s security literacy by having experience of pseudo malware´s behavior and recognize threats, risks, assets and relations between permissions and adverse actions.
Keywords :
Android (operating system); computer aided instruction; computer literacy; invasive software; user interfaces; educational method; malicious attacks; pseudo Android malware; user security literacy; Androids; Availability; Control systems; Humanoid robots; Malware; Smart phones; Android; education; malware; security;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), 2014 IEEE 38th Annual
Conference_Location :
Vasteras
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/COMPSAC.2014.92
Filename :
6899269
Link To Document :
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