Sunday, February 9, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Why adjunct professors are struggling to make ends meet
Juggling multiple part-time jobs, earning little-to-no benefits, depending on public assistance: This is the financial reality for many adjunct professors across the nation. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks for the origins of this growing employment trend at colleges and universities.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Research in Progress - Defending Android Smartphones from Malware Attacks
Research in Progress - Defending Android Smartphones from Malware Attacks
Smart phones are becoming enriched with confidential information due to their powerful computational capabilities and attractive communications features. The Android smart phone is one of the most widely used platforms by businesses and users alike. This is partially because Android smart phones use the free, open-source Linux as the underlying operating system, which allows development of applications by any software developer. This research study aims to explore security risks associated with the use of Android smart phones and the sensitive information they contain, the researcher devised a survey questionnaire to investigate and further understand security threats targeting Android smart phones. The survey also intended to study the scope of malware attacks targeting Android phones and the effectiveness of existing defense measures. The study surveyed the average Android users as the target population to understand how they perceive security and what security controls they use to protect their smart phones.
Smart phones are becoming enriched with confidential information due to their powerful computational capabilities and attractive communications features. The Android smart phone is one of the most widely used platforms by businesses and users alike. This is partially because Android smart phones use the free, open-source Linux as the underlying operating system, which allows development of applications by any software developer. This research study aims to explore security risks associated with the use of Android smart phones and the sensitive information they contain, the researcher devised a survey questionnaire to investigate and further understand security threats targeting Android smart phones. The survey also intended to study the scope of malware attacks targeting Android phones and the effectiveness of existing defense measures. The study surveyed the average Android users as the target population to understand how they perceive security and what security controls they use to protect their smart phones.
| Title | ACCT '13 Proceedings of the 2013 Third International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Technologies table of contents |
| Pages | 288-292 |
| Publicaion Date | 2013-04-06 (yyyy-mm-dd) |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society Washington, DC, USA ©2013 |
| ISBN: 978-0-7695-4941-5 doi>10.1109/ACCT.2013.69 |
Saturday, February 1, 2014
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