Android Incorporation, which was founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White in the year 2003, is acquired by Google in the year of 2005 [3]. Android Incorporation is based in Palo Alto, California. After acquisition, it is operated as a subsidiary of Google and the founders (Andy Rubin, Rich Miner and Chris White) continue staying with the company [59]. Andy Rubin has become the leader of the Android project at Google. The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) which comprised of chip makers, handset manufacturers (Samsung, Motorola, LG and so on), software developers, and service providers (T-Mobile) was formed by Google in November 2007 [3], [60]. Rubin’s team has worked together with the OHA members to build a non-proprietary open standard platform [60]. As result, T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone was released on October 2008 [3], [61]. T-Mobile G1 was based on Linux kernel version 2.6 [62]. The Android mascot is a little green robot as shown in Figure 7 [3].
The Android features include Application framework, Dalvik Virtual Machine, integrated browser, optimized graphics, SQLite for structured data storage, media support for common audio, video and still image formats, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) Telephony, Bluetooth, EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution), 3G, and WiFi, Camera, GPS, Compass, and a rich Development environment [54], [63]. Android is comprised of a kernel based on Linux kernel, with C language for middleware, libraries and APIs as well as application software that operates on an application framework which includes Java-compatible libraries based on Apache Harmony [63]. Users can download the Android mobile applications from online application store, Android Market develop...
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The fact that Android is more vulnerable to malware is because there is no review process of the application before it is placed in the Android Market [83]. Furthermore, there are other publication channels other than Android Market for applications download. The openness of Android Market indeed is allowing for easy use by developers, but at the same time, it also provides low barrier of entry to malware developers.
In order to cope with malware attack, the recent released Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is added with ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomisation) by Google to provide better defence against memory-corruption exploits [84]. ASLR is a computer security technique that randomly arranging the positions of key data areas, so that it is more challenging for attackers to know the exact memory location for key data areas [85].
In this section we investigate attacks and threats to our primary devices. These attacks and threats are built off of the vulnerabilities the previous section and help to determine which security controls would be most valuable against future attacks.
A Company in which was founded in 1984. Now 30 years of providing products and services to its consumers. T-Mobile was founded by John W. Stanton he has been about quality service and products worldwide. Stanton Known as one of the early pioneers of the wireless telecom industry. (Bort) A billionaire by age 50, he started in the wireless cell phone business with Craig McCaw back in 1982. (Bort) T-mobile ability to create lifestyle advertisements that project a story has always made the company relatable.
On August 15, 2011, Google announced its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion; At the time, Motorola had just had its fifth straight quarter of losses, plus Google also wanted to have access to the company's portfolio of 17,000 issued patents as a means of defending its Android mobile operating system. Following the closure of the acquisition in 2012, rumors began circulating that Google and Motorola were developing a device known internally as the "X Phone", which would be the company's next flagship device. Reports indicated that the device was to have a focus on unique functionality in an effort to compete against Apple and fellow Android vendor Samsung, and that the company had experimented with curved screens and ceramics as possible hardware aspects. While Motorola's new CEO Dennis Woodside declined to comment directly on the X Phone project, he did mention that the company now had the "resources to do big things" because of its acquisition by Google, and that Motorola was "investing in a team and a technology that will do something quite different than the current approaches."
Alphabet is number 22 on the Fortune 500. Alphabet owns many common companies used every day such as Google, YouTube, and the Android operating system. Alphabet is one of the most profitable internet service and retailing companies to work for. Alphabets main company, Google, was founded in 1996 in California. Since Alphabet acquired Google in 2015, Google has begun to rapidly grow and release new products.
Computers are main technological features that allow criminals to step into unsuspecting victims lives. With a simple piggy-backing program hackers are able to track every keystroke made by the victim. One such program is called spyware, not to be confused with adware, which is often referred to interchangeably with spyware, but is potentially harmless (Louis 15). Spyware, hidden within downloaded software, implants itself deep within a computer’s hard drive, allowing it to track every move made by the user (Louis 16).
Cyber attacks are becoming more and more popular lately as they are cheap, convenient and less risky than physical attacks. All it takes is a computer, internet connection, and time. These “Cybercrooks” are hard to find seeing as they can be anywhere in the world and the anonymity of the Internet makes them unreachable. Vulnerable components in IT Infrastructure are the software, hardware, and network. In order for any type of malware to work it needs to get through all these walls (Jang-Jaccard).
When searching for the latest device you have a choice between apple, and android. These two are similar but very different. Infact these both have two different operating systems. For instance Apple uses IOS 9, apple phones can use this software. On android the software 5.0 is used. All these phones run different programs, you need to make sure that is the right phone for you. There are many different features and styles of phones you can get. Also these all come at a price. This paper will talk about all these topics to make sure you have an idea on what device you would like to buy.
Along with different brands, as you can imagine, there are an abundance of models too. So whatever you may desire in a phone, there are many different options to choose from when selecting an Android phone. As I stated earlier, the Google Play Store does not have many limitations on apps. This allows companies and individuals to upload and create their own apps, causing there to be more apps available to Android users. Not only are there more apps, the selection is much more broad and a desirable type of application may come in different forms over the Google Play Store.
Malicious code, also known as malware, installed on a computer provides an attacker with the control over this machine. Therefore, malware can be defined as “a set of instructions that run on your computer and make your system do something that an attacker wants to do”. It is more common to see malicious code to be implemented in binary executable files. However, it can be implemented in almost any computer language. Attackers have used a huge number of scripting languages, word processing macro languages and a h...
Malicious software, or simply malware, can be described as software that a computer user never authorized to be loaded. This means that the software can be found on user’s computer without his or her knowledge. Furthermore, a malware can be described as software that collects private information from any computer without user’s knowledge and authorization. As the name suggests, this software is malicious and can do great damage to a computer, mobile device, or other related devices. This damage can range from something as slight as altering the author’s name on a document to massive damage like making an entire device fail to function properly (Töyssy and Marko 109). The good news is that malwares can be controlled or prevented. As a matter of fact, it does not cost a fortune to keep a device safe from malware attacks. It also needs enough knowledge about them. In order to be able to do this, however, it is important to understand the various terminologies used to describe malicious software.
It is unfortunate that there are application developers out there with harmful intent, but it is good to be aware of the fact. Individuals can set up anti-virus and anti-spyware resources on their pc that will seek and eliminate the harmful applications they find on their pc. Individuals decided to fight against bad ware and set up some protective resources on their difficult generate.
The most important part for smartphone is operation system and which gives the smartphone a “life”. The better operation system can make better features for smartphones. For example,
Mobile application is a very aggressive market, there are hundreds of platforms to choose from when designing applications. There are several platforms that currently dominate over other platforms. The Android platform is very popular, it’s one of the most preferred platforms for building applications. Most of its applications are built using JAVA software, but there are others software that are just as equal or greater. Java software is free and offer a free software development kit. The kit consists of sample applications, source codes, developer tools, and emulators...
In today’s days malware is designated as a software which aims to disturb a computer with the consent or permission of the owner. This term “Malware” is used by computer professionals to describe a varied forms of destructive, annoying and intrusive software code. This word “Malware” is used to indicate all types of malware which include a true set of viruses.