Title :
A survey of android mobile platform security
Author :
Futai Zou ; Siyu Zhang ; Tianqi Wan ; Li Pan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Security, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Mobile devices have become high-value attacked targets since they contain numerous private or business information. Android, the most popular mobile computing platform, also known for its openness, is facing various threats from system vulnerabilities to malicious applications. After analyzing Android´s security model and threat, we summarize the technic possibility for remote or physical attacks, privacy stealing, communication hijacking and malware C&C. According to these threatens, research progress in malware detection technologies and systems strengthening methods is also reviewed.
Keywords :
data privacy; invasive software; mobile computing; smart phones; Android mobile platform security; business information; communication hijacking; malware C&C; malware detection technology; mobile computing platform; mobile devices; physical attacks; privacy stealing; system vulnerability; systems strengthening methods; Android; Malware; Mobile Computing; Security; Smartphone;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM 2014), 10th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-845-5
DOI :
10.1049/ic.2014.0155
