Emerging security threats for mobile platforms

MIPRO 2011 - 34th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1468-1473

  Delac, G ^a   Silic, M ^a   Krolo, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE CONTROL; INTERNET CONNECTION; LOCATION INFORMATION; MALICIOUS ATTACK; MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY; MOBILE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEMS; MOBILE PLATFORM; SECURITY AND PRIVACY; SECURITY BREACHES; SECURITY THREATS; SMS MESSAGES; STATE OF THE ART; SYMBIAN; TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURE; THREAT MITIGATION; TROJAN HORSE; WI FI NETWORKS;

COMPUTER VIRUSES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MICROCOMPUTERS; MICROELECTRONICS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; NETWORK SECURITY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS; VIRUSES; WI-FI;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 80052297069     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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