DocumentCode
3609150
Title
The Wild West of Safeguarding Your Money: Mobile networks are at risk of being infiltrated by digital bandits.
Author
Mabrie, Brett
Volume
4
Issue
4
fYear
2015
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
64
Abstract
As a kid, I used to watch old westerns with my dad. Most of them involved villains robbing banks, trains, or stagecoaches. The bandits would ride in shooting their pistols in the air while wearing rags to cover the bottom halves of their faces, which identified them as the villains. The bandits were always successful because the banks carried large bags of money and the trains carried people with (oddly enough) large bags of money and other valuable possessions. The success continued until they were thwarted by the hero: Chuck Connors, the Lone Ranger, or one of the guys from Bonanza, who would come in with pistols, smarts, and television charm to save the day.
Keywords
electronic money; mobile computing; mobile radio; smart phones; digital bandits; mobile networks; smartphone; Banking; Computer crime; Computer security; Consumer electronics; Encryption; FInance; IEEE 802.11 Standard; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2162-2248
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCE.2015.2463293
Filename
7308158
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