Symbian `vulnerability' and Mobile Threats
This work addresses security risks for users of Symbian-based mobile devices, but it is incremental as it focuses on analyzing known vulnerabilities without introducing new methods.
The paper examines vulnerabilities in the Symbian mobile operating system and discusses recommended protection technologies to address potential threats from malicious users in an increasingly interconnected mobile environment.
Modern technologies are becoming ever more integrated with each other. Mobile phones are becoming increasing intelligent, and handsets are growing ever more like computers in functionality. We are entering a new era - the age of smart houses, global advanced networks which encompass a wide range of devices, all of them exchanging data with each other. Such trends clearly open new horizons to malicious users, and the potential threats are self evident. In this paper, we study and discuss one of the most famous mobile operating systems 'Symbian'; its vulnerabilities and recommended protection technologies.