In this seminar, different security aspects of mobile devices (especially smartphones) will be analyzed and discussed. Students will process, summarize, and evaluate a number of current scientific publications on a certain topic in the form of an essay. Additionally, each student will present his work in front of the group at the end of the semester.
Possible topics include:
- Security models of current smartphone operating systems (e.g., Android, iOS, Windows Phone, MeeGo, Symbian, RIM)
- Security analysis and comparison of current app store models
- Usage of mobile devices in enterprises
- Security extensions for Android
- Kernel security
- Application security (e.g., mobile malware and runtime attacks)
- Privacy aspects in mobile devices
- Security of mobile networks
- Dozent*in: Phillip Rieger
- Dozent*in: Lichao Wu