DocumentCode
755751
Title
Minimizing security risks in ubicomp systems
Author
Hong, Jason I.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume
38
Issue
12
fYear
2005
Firstpage
118
Lastpage
119
Abstract
In the Internet´s early days, few people foresaw the emergence of spam, phishing schemes, and malware such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, and key loggers that plague users today. It´s safe to assume that ubicomp technologies will suffer from the same sorts of unforeseen vulnerabilities that have plagued the Internet. We can´t account for every possible security and privacy risk in ubiquitous computing systems. We can, however, design such systems to reduce the burden on users as well as develop better security models and interaction techniques to prevent and minimize foreseeable threats.
Keywords
data privacy; human computer interaction; risk management; security of data; ubiquitous computing; Internet; Trojan horses; computer viruses; interaction technique; key logger; malware; phishing scheme; privacy risk; security risk minimization; spam emergence; spyware; ubicomp system; ubiquitous computing system; worms; Biometrics; Data security; Fingerprint recognition; Intelligent networks; Personal digital assistants; Pervasive computing; Portable computers; Privacy; User interfaces; Wireless networks; Invisible computing; Mobile devices; Security; Wireless networks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2005.416
Filename
1556497
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