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Mobile Phone Security and Forensics

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1650-0

ISBN: 978-1-4614-1649-4

Publisher: Springer US - Springer Journals

Feb 29, 2012

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Introduction: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability Threats in Mobile Phones

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 1 –11

[In this introductory chapter, we will briefly describe and group as many as possible of the threats in confidentiality, integrity, and availability that mobile phones are facing. As such, it will be the basis for the discussions that will follow in the next chapters.]
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A Multinational Survey on Users’ Practices, Perceptions, and Awareness Regarding Mobile Phone Security

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 13 –23

[In this chapter, we will present some interesting findings from a large-scale empirical study. It was conducted in a sample of 7,172 students studying in 17 universities of ten European countries, in order to assess users’ levels of security feeling and awareness in regards to mobile phone...
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Voice, SMS, and Identification Data Interception in GSM

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 25 –38

[In this chapter, the reader will get an insight into one of the most easily employed techniques of voice, SMS, and identification data interception in GSM networks. Using a fake base station that mimics the behavior of a legitimate base station of the mobile phone operator, a malicious entity...
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Software and Hardware Mobile Phone Tricks

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 39 –62

[Mobile phone handsets and networks offer a wealth of applications and functionalities that the average user never gets to use. Nonetheless, they are affecting the security of the phone, either positively or negatively. In this chapter, we will examine a few of them, namely Netmonitor, GSM/UMTS...
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SMS Security Issues

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 63 –74

[Short messaging service is one of the most widely used services of mobile telephony. As we will see in this chapter, there are threats to its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Even worse, the advent of more advanced capabilities and services, including mobile shopping and mobile...
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Mobile Phone Forensics

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 75 –99

[More than often in our days, cases go to trial and crimes are solved with the help of evidence taken from the mobile phones and their use. Typical examples of such evidence are the mobile phone’s location (based on the serving base station and/or GPS data), the contacts correlation (based on...
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Conclusion

Androulidakis, Iosif I.

Pages: 101 –103

[This chapter concludes the book presenting a short overview of the situation. Hopefully, with the presentation of vulnerabilities and the way malicious users take advantage of them, the book has helped raise user awareness. Since GSM is not considered anymore a secure technology, users should...

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