User Authentication With An Adaptive Mechanism On Mobile Phones : Analysis

We consider the situation where an attacker is already in possession of the smartphone. This scenario is common because the user might forget her smartphone somewhere, i.e., in her office, canteen, etc., or an attacker manages to steal the smartphone (e.g., through pickpocketing, etc). More specifically, we target three scenarios: (i) an attacker accidentally finds the smartphone, (ii) the attacker is victim's friend or colleague (who knows about the implemented mechanism), and (iii) an attacker who tries to mimic the user behaviors (e.g., using recorded video, etc) to unlock the victim's smartphone.

With the rapid increase in the number of attempted breaches and resulting damages, there is an increased need for user authentication, especially with numerous unknown mobile devices with which consumers are using to access to IT resources.

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.

A Picture Pass Doodle is designed to provide sufficient security, usability, memorability, and interoperability across devices. The combination of free-form doodles and a background image separates the Picture Pass Doodle from other related works. Free-form doodles can provide greater and can also allow users to be creative. The background image used in Picture Pass Doodles increases memorability by providing cues and reducing the memory load on users. Finally, we can say regarding to the participants results that the Picture Pass Doodle system is a usable and secure system despite taking more time and steps during the registration and login stage. Picture Pass Doodle is a promising login and password protection criteria for the future and therefore further research could be done on the same so that the process becomes more efficient for easy application considering the fast technological development in the world

New technology has spurred innovative ways to spend money. As mobile payment systems continually develop, consumer financial and personal information risk exposure. Industry officials state the technology is growing, but security specialists argue growth of will inevitably attract fraud. Smartphone owners must treat their phones as a miniature computer and equip proper anti-virus and malware software. Enacting preventative methods will help thwart security breaches over mobile networks. (Ladendorf, 2013)

Touch ID is a secure faster and easier fingerprint sense system that provides access to the device. The fingerprinting innovation peruses the data from any edge and acquires each time the user uses the sensor. The fingerprint touch ID makes utilizing a more drawn out, more perplexing passwords much more commonsense considering that fact that clients won’t need to enter it as often. Touch ID additionally beats the bother of a password based bolt, not by supplanting it but rather by safely giving access to the device inside keen limits and time

The result of the study showed that passwords created on mobile devices were neither weaker nor stronger than those created on a traditional device from attackers. As for the usability results, the team suggest that password creation and entry is less usable on mobile devices than on traditional devices. It was also discovered that participant spent more time creating passwords on mobile devices than on traditional devices. Entering passwords on mobile devices failed more often in password creation task in part one and spent less time entering their passwords on the

Biometrics recognition is a process that uniquely identifies people on the bases of natural characteristics either physical or behavioral. Human identification by Gait biometric is a method to identify people by their walking manner or style of moving on foot. Gait recognition is based on the behavioral characteristics of human that can uniquely differentiate one human from another. Gait has offered ability for recognition of human at distance or at less resolution. People can be monitored by gait recognition technology of biometrics without the active direct cooperation of human. Threats detection in high secure environments such as military installations, airports, parliament houses and even banks need to be very quick and different user

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.

Touchscreen interactive devices have become increasingly important in both consumer and commercial applications. They’re a large component of many everyday devices from your mobile to your chromebook. They’re “electronic visual displays that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area (Bhalla, 2010).”

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the article Cyber Threats to Mobile Phones, phones are now sharing hardware and software similar to a PC and becoming each time more like a PC. Therefore, the risks of being hacked are increasing, allowing hackers to attack mobile devices the same way as if they were doing it with a regular PC. Personal and professional information are more often stored on mobile devices therefore it is imperative to have our data secure. Security solutions for mobile devices are not as broad or high-tech as those for PCs. The majority of mobile security relies on the proper use and smart choices that the user makes on a daily basis to be protected against cyber attacks. Even the most careful person can be attacked but the possibilities of that happening are less when you are proactive.

Biometric technology offers an alternative to the most used system currently in place in most operations: passwords or personal identification numbers (PIN). Instead of users inputting their password or PIN, users interact with a computer terminal that will scan their finger, face, voice, retina, etc. to identify them. Many of the next generation personal computer systems will have integrated biometric technology so that no external hardware is needed. In the mean time, users can buy small peripherals, like a mouse with integrated biometric technology or a small finger terminal for finger scans, to secure their personal computers.

It’s pretty safe believe everyone today, and if not everyone- majority of people, have used or at least seen some sort of touch screen technology. Whether it is via ones smartphone, GPS, or any kiosk, touch screen technology has been on the rise since the early 1960’s. According to “New Interfaces at the Touch of a Fingertip”, “Touch-screen technology has been the subject of research since the early 1970s” (Nichols). One may need to apply pressure to their device’s screen to activate a specific command, or instead, use anything that holds an electric charge such as human skin. Touch technology has become very prevalent in today’s world and this paper will start by discussing the history behind touch technology, followed by further examining how two common touch technologies, capacitive and resistive, work as well as the advantages and disadvantages for each.

The portability of mobile devices allows for continuous access to business and personal information, regardless of location. This portability also leads to the very common incidence of loss or theft of mobile devices. In fact, one survey of consumer users found that one out of every three users has lost their device4 at some point in time.