Building Security into "Off-the-Shelf" Smartphones

Recent advancements in hardware have increased the computing power, memory, storage, and wireless connectivity of handheld mobile devices. Smart-phone devices are used for everyday activities that range from Maps and Geo-location tagging to banking. Indeed, these new hand-held devices are capable of... See full abstract

Recent advancements in hardware have increased the computing power, memory, storage, and wireless connectivity of handheld mobile devices. Smart-phone devices are used for everyday activities that range from Maps and Geo-location tagging to banking. Indeed, these new hand-held devices are capable of carrying significant amount of both personal and professional data including documents thus extending the operations that we can perform from desktop to small-factor devices. Unfortunately, this reliance on hand-held devices has made them an attractive target for applications and new mobile application markets have spawn for the different types of devices.
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