An analysis of the robustness and stability of the network stack in symbian-based smartphones

Journal of Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 968-975

  Habib, Sheikh Mahbub ^a   Jacob, Cyril ^a   Olovsson, Tomas ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Network scanning; Network stack; Penetration testing; Smartphones; Symbian OS; Vulnerability scanning

Indexed keywords

NETWORK SCANNING; NETWORK STACK; PENETRATION TESTING; SMARTPHONES; SYMBIAN OS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; INTERNET; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; SCANNING; SYSTEM STABILITY; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 78651527844     PISSN: 17962056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jnw.4.10.968-975     Document Type: Article

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