Mobile Device Security Solutions | Modes of Authentication

Verifying an individual’s claimed identity through user authentication is the first line of defense against unauthorized use of a mobile handheld device. Three basic techniques commonly used to verify identity involve either proof by knowledge (e.g., passwords), proof by possession (e.g., tokens, such as smart cards), or proof by property (e.g., fingerprints). Multiple modes of authentication that involve one or more basic authentication techniques are also a possibility.

Implementing authentication solutions [..]

PDA and Smartphones – Bluetooth Communications

Bluetooth Communications: Bluetooth is a Personal Area Network (PAN) standard that enables wirelessconnections between electronic devices in the 2.4 GHz range over short distances, as an alternative to cables.

Designed to be power efficient, Bluetooth has become a common feature in cell phones. Since wireless communications is inherently insecure, a number of basic security provisions have been defined for this standard to mitigate the risks involved. The three basic security services [..]

Wireless Phones

What are wireless phones?
Wireless telephones are hand-held phones with built-in antennas, often called cell, mobile, or PCS phones.

How do they Work?
When you talk into a wireless telephone, it picks up your voice and converts the sound to radiofrequency energy (or radio waves). The radio waves travel through the air until they reach a receiver at a nearby base station. The base station then sends your call through the telephone network [..]