Study into the Implications of Smartphone Operating System Security

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Study into the implications of Smartphone operating system security 8. THE IMPACT OF EMERGING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO Overview SMARTPHONE SECURITY Innovation in mobile computing including Smartphones is happening at a spellbinding pace. Each time a major Smartphone operating system version or new device arrives it heralds the arrival of the latest innovative technology. So far the development of the Smartphone has brought us more accurate location-based services with GPS, faster communication speed with the arrival of 3G+, motion-awareness with the introduction of the accelerometer sensor and the replacement of a physical keyboard with touchscreens. The next phase of smart mobile devices (SMD) is planning to introduce us to biometric sensors that capture or track our eye movements, record our voice and enable us to lock our devices with the swipe of the finger. Even the form factor of the Smartphone is changing. Apple and Google promise us wearable devices in the form of a watch 101 and glasses 102 respectively. Agile, always on (both switched on and on us), devices running Smartphone operating systems that offer a far more personal experience then Smartphones. With the fast pace of technology innovation that is being experienced with smart mobile devices there is sometimes a period where security and privacy issues/concerns play catch up. If security has not been built in or hard-baked into the product then there is a possibility that vulnerabilities will be exposed by an equally innovative and increasingly well-funded security research community. The following sections investigate the potential security implications of three technology innovations and trends that are starting to impact Smartphones; Near Field Communications (NFC), LTE (long-term evolution) or 4G and the trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and the Consumerisation of IT. 101 Rumours of an Apple iWatch are strongly gain ground. See this piece from Forbes entitled “What if an iWatch Replaced Most Of The iPhone’s Functions? Published 13 February 2013: http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/02/13/what-if-an-iwatch-replaced-most-of-theiphones-functions/ 102 Refers to Google’s ‘Glass’ project - http://www.google.com/glass/start/ Goode Intelligence © 2013 P a g e | 113 www.goodeintelligence.com
Study into the implications of Smartphone operating system security Near Field Communications (NFC) What is it? NFC is a set of standards for devices, including Smartphones, to enable two-way shortrange radio communication between NFC-enable devices. They are based on existing radiofrequency identification (RFID) standards including ISO/IEC 14443 and Sony’s FeliCa. The typical range of the communication is a distance of 10 cm or less (although this can be extended to 20 cm) The NFC standards have been defined by the NFC Forum, which was founded in 2004 by Nokia, Philips and Sony. For a Smartphone to support NFC it either needs an embedded NFC chip or a NFC-enabled sleeve or sticker can be attached to the device. There is a wide range of use cases for NFC. NFC is being used in contactless payment systems (mobile payment at the physical point of sale) and electronic ticketing. Google Wallet is an example of a Smartphone-based payment solution that uses NFC and is being pre-installed on Google’s Nexus range of Smartphones that support NFC. There are other competing mobile wallet solutions that use NFC and also support existing payment services from MasterCard (PayPass) and Visa. For ticketing, Austria, Finland, Italy, New Zealand and Germany have all trailed NFC ticketing systems for public transport. Goode Intelligence © 2013 P a g e | 114 www.goodeintelligence.com
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