Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives

The use of wireless and mobile devices especially smartphones has become the norm nowadays. The emerging and advancement of wireless and mobile devices has brought the issue of security breaches and attacks back into focus. Many users are not aware of the security issues related to w...

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Main Authors: Nazri, Nadhirah, Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian, Ibrahim, Jamaludin
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Language:English
Published: International Journal of Science and Research 2015
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spelling iium-454022017-12-12T09:39:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45402/ Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives Nazri, Nadhirah Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian Ibrahim, Jamaludin TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television The use of wireless and mobile devices especially smartphones has become the norm nowadays. The emerging and advancement of wireless and mobile devices has brought the issue of security breaches and attacks back into focus. Many users are not aware of the security issues related to wireless and mobile devices. This has resulted in devices becoming attractive targets for malicious attack. In this paper, we discuss and analyze the factors of attack on mobile and wireless platforms and give in-depth overview of the attack mechanism. It is hoped that users will become aware and alert about the security issues and subsequently take the necessary action and precaution to protect themselves. International Journal of Science and Research 2015-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45402/1/45402.pdf Nazri, Nadhirah and Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian and Ibrahim, Jamaludin (2015) Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 4 (1). pp. 1287-1292. ISSN 2319-7064 http://www.ijsr.net/archive/v4i1/SUB15466.pdf SUB15466
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topic TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
spellingShingle TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Nazri, Nadhirah
Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian
Ibrahim, Jamaludin
Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
description The use of wireless and mobile devices especially smartphones has become the norm nowadays. The emerging and advancement of wireless and mobile devices has brought the issue of security breaches and attacks back into focus. Many users are not aware of the security issues related to wireless and mobile devices. This has resulted in devices becoming attractive targets for malicious attack. In this paper, we discuss and analyze the factors of attack on mobile and wireless platforms and give in-depth overview of the attack mechanism. It is hoped that users will become aware and alert about the security issues and subsequently take the necessary action and precaution to protect themselves.
format Article
author Nazri, Nadhirah
Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian
Ibrahim, Jamaludin
author_facet Nazri, Nadhirah
Mohamad Ali, Noor Azian
Ibrahim, Jamaludin
author_sort Nazri, Nadhirah
title Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
title_short Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
title_full Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
title_fullStr Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
title_sort survey on mobile and wireless security awareness: user perspectives
publisher International Journal of Science and Research
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/45402/
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