Smartphone malware based on synchronisation vulnerabilities Alazab, Moutaz, Alazab, Ammar and Batten, Lynn 2011, Smartphone malware based on synchronisation vulnerabilities, in ICITA 2011 : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications, ICITA, Sydney, N.S.W., pp. 1-6. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads alazab-smartphonemalware-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 202.53KB 136 Title Smartphone malware based on synchronisation vulnerabilities Author(s) Alazab, Moutaz Alazab, Ammar Batten, Lynn orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-2423 Conference name International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (7th : 2011 : Sydney, N.S.W.) Conference location Sydney, N.S.W. Conference dates 21-24 Nov. 2011 Title of proceedings ICITA 2011 : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications Editor(s) [Unknown], Publication date 2011 Conference series International Conference on Information Technology and Applications Start page 1 End page 6 Total pages 6 Publisher ICITA Place of publication Sydney, N.S.W. Keyword(s) malware anti-virus smartphone malware synchronization vulnerabilities Summary Smartphones are mobile phones that offer processing power and features like personal computers (PC) with the aim of improving user productivity as they allow users to access and manipulate data over networks and Internet, through various mobile applications. However, with such anywhere and anytime functionality, new security threats and risks of sensitive and personal data are envisaged to evolve. With the emergence of open mobile platforms that enable mobile users to install applications on their own, it opens up new avenues for propagating malware among various mobile users very quickly. In particular, they become crossover targets of PC malware through the synchronization function between smartphones and computers. Literature lacks detailed analysis of smartphones malware and synchronization vulnerabilities. This paper addresses these gaps in literature, by first identifying the similarities and differences between smartphone malware and PC malware, and then by investigating how hackers exploit synchronization vulnerabilities to launch their attacks. ISBN 9780980326741 Language eng Field of Research 080303 Computer System Security Socio Economic Objective 970108 Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed HERDC collection year 2011 Copyright notice ©2011, ICITA Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045399 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Information Technology Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 17 May 2012, 11:34:15 EST Thu, 17 May 2012, 15:39:49 EST Mon, 21 May 2012, 10:51:33 EST Mon, 21 May 2012, 10:52:57 EST Mon, 21 May 2012, 10:53:47 EST Wed, 23 May 2012, 12:25:10 EST Wed, 23 May 2012, 14:21:11 EST Thu, 24 May 2012, 11:51:52 EST Thu, 24 May 2012, 11:53:18 EST Mon, 14 Oct 2013, 11:35:31 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 15:46:25 EST Thu, 13 Nov 2014, 10:01:15 EST Sat, 25 Nov 2017, 01:46:29 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:33:00 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:58:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 898 Abstract Views, 139 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 17 May 2012, 11:33:57 EST by Barb Robertson