Potential for Data Loss from Security Protected Smartphones

Investigate how to use protective security measures from the PC world to secure Smartphones

Master's Thesis , 2011 , 53 Pages , Grade: 75

Computer Science - IT-Security

Smartphones have been widely accepted by mass market users and enterprise users.
However, the threats related to Smartphones have also emerged. Smartphones carry substantial
amount of sensitive data. There have been successful attacks in the wild on jail broken phones.
Smartphones needs to be treated like a computer and has to be secured from all type of attacks.
There are proof of concept attacks on Apple iOS and Google Android. This project aims to
analyse some attacks on Smartphones and possible solutions to defend the attacks. This project
also uses a proof of concept malware for testing antivirus software.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Project objectives
1.3 Methods used

Chapter 2 Understanding the Antivirus Application
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Components of a conventional or computer Antivirus
2.3 Components of a Smartphone antivirus
2.4 Comparison of computer antivirus and Smartphone antivirus
2.5 Smartphone Security for enterprises

Chapter 3 An overview of iOS and Android security features
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Security features of Apple iOS
3.3 Security features of Google Android

Chapter 4 Testing ‘Proof of Concept’ Smartphone malware against antivirus software
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The testing process
4.2.1 Rooting Android for HTC G1
4.2.2 Running the BOT application as root
4.2.3 Testing the Smartphone Antivirus
4.3 Test results

Chapter 5 Attacks on Smartphones
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Attacks and threats to Smartphone
5.2.1 Malicious Applications such as, Virus, Malware and Trojan
5.2.2 Vulnerabilities
5.2.3 False positive detection
5.2.4 Removable card
5.2.5 Loss of device
5.2.6 Social Engineering

Chapter 6 Analysis of cloud based security solutions

Chapter 7 Conclusion

References

• College: Royal Holloway, University of London
• Course: M.Sc. Information Security
• Grade: 75
• Author: Vikas Rajole (Author)
• Publication Year: 2011
• Pages: 53
• Catalog Number: V214409
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656426622
• ISBN (Book): 9783656437895
• Language: English
• Tags: potential, data, loss, security, protected, smartphones, investigate