Acute Analysis Of Over Privileged Android Apps

This article gives a synopsis of threats to the mobile devices and the data existing in them and the available defenses. It classifies seven different types of threats on mobile devices and then it discusses about the precautions that can be taken to avoid these threats. It recommends how to prioritize the different threats and defenses.

The authors have organized the article very logically by giving a series of problems that link together can make the smartphone insecure by giving the examples of outside sources: operating system security issues of L. Xing et al., “Unauthorized Cross-App Resource Access on MAC OSX and iOS,”, memory corruption attacks of E. Schwartz et al., “Q: Exploit Hardening Made Easy,”, etc. These logical series can build stronger relationships to the ethos and pathos to make their writing more effective.

This article takes account of the security concerns in the early 2000s and states that it’s a reality. Provides a “long-range outlook” to mobile technology makers in designing future mobile devices. Concepts can be used in future security frameworks.

There is a running joke in the geeky realm of our society that says there are two types of people in the world, those who use iPhones and those who use Androids. Most of the time, people either love or hate either gadget, there isn’t much room to have mediocre feelings towards these devices. They are both amazing handheld devices, which perform a multitude of tasks. They guide us, entertain us, teach us, organize us, the list can go on and on. The Android and iPhone are two very comparative devices that many of us use on a daily basis. Although they have very similar functions and features, the two are quite different in how they operate, and what permissions they allow the user to have.

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Android, as other smartphone Operating System, considers the security as integral part in its design. [4] However it has presented vulnerabilities that had been found and demonstrated by researchers and others that have been exploited by attackers. [2][8][9]. The same threats found in the modern SO can be applied to Android.

DroidMat: Android Malware Detection through Manifest and API Calls Tracing Abstract—Recently, the threat of Android malware is spreading rapidly, especially those repackaged Android malware. Although understanding Android malware using dynamic analysis can provide a comprehensive view, it is still subjected to high cost in environment deployment and manual efforts in investigation.

Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) is another useful Android application tool. This application tool was created by Bulb Security. The Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) basically allows the user to access the security of other smartphones in the area. This application is a open source security tool and this application is designed to help users in assessing or evaluate the security in smartphones in the vicinity. It is basically created to target

These cell phones also ensure the authentic ownership of the gadget and the confidentiality of the information stored. Snell, (2013) explains how one can control access to stored information and the installed applications. The modern small phones contain an application which, when installed uses fingerprints to lock and unlock the device. The strategic location of the application at the start menu ensures that the device is only used by the authorized staff. It further ensures the security of the stored information in case of theft. The thief will not access the information nor restore factory setting of the phone.

The latest mobile phones such as android based mobile phones, called smartphones, are changing the way we live our lives and has become a very important part of our life. Smartphones change the ways of communication unlike fixed line phones, it provides an advantage of communicating with anyone virtually through video-conferencing ,emails, etc. and it also provides a facility to store contact numbers, email, in phone memory which reduces the concept of File-System to store personal contacts. Now a days, smartphones are acting like a computer, it can be used to store information, documents etc., and can be shared with anyone through internet. These latest

Mobile phones are ubiquitous and are used for email, text messages, navigation, education, and as a payment tool. Consequently, mobile devices carry a lot of personal data and, if stolen, that data can be more important than the loss of the device. Most of the works on mobile devices security have focused on physical aspects and/or access control, which do not protect the private data on a stolen device that is in the post authentication state. Mobile devices have evolved and experienced a greatsuccess over the last few years . Such devicesare capable of performing sophisticated tasks

Blackberry, a former smartphone juggernaut, is a company that prides itself in being the most secure and productive mobile services and software firm on the market. It will be critiqued and analyzed in this paper. Following the critique, a recommendation will be made at the end.

Nowadays, we are currently in the era of technology and people increasingly use technology in a day-to-day activity, for instance, smart watch, mobile application, GPS or in-vehicle infotainment. Therefore, there are a lot of interactions stemming from those applications towards users, which notify them when applications need to convey the message. In this research, we argue that mobile operating system should be responsible for managing user attention as a resource. As the current operating system uses permission-based models, which enables application to incessantly interrupt users and then allow users to make decision whether they would like to deny or not based on their circumstance. The operating system should use their valuable resource, in which OS incorporates with diverse kinds of applications and information on mobile’s users, to predict the right decision of each interaction based on the user’s current activity. However, there are many key challenges in implementing this notion as well, which will be expounded in this paper.

One aspect that differs Google’s Android and Apple’s IOS is their respective security system. Google’s system adopted a unique approach in its security system, by allowing developers to free up applications’ creation (apps), and they can distribute the apps in various ways besides the Google Play Market, such as in internet or another market apps. Google’s model of security is based on a Unique User ID (UID), which offers every apps installed in the mobile its own ID. Consequently, the Android system allows all apps to share data and resources, and users can view all the resources that a specific application shares. All these resources can be viewed at the moment of installation, and if the user thinks that a resource is dangerous, installation can be canceled. For example, in order to avoid a

Thesis; Along with the efficiency mobile devices render, come along its risks, in which raises substantial security and privacy concerns. It’s important to be aware of the possible threats a mobile can have, along with knowing what and how to secure information, as well as trying to prevent threats from happening.