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Android Applications Security

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The use of smartphones worldwide is growing very fast and also the malicious attacks have increased. The mobile security applications development keeps the pace with this trend. The paper presents the vulnerabilities of mobile applications. The Android applications and devices are analyzed through the security perspective. The usage of restricted API is also presented. The paper also focuses on how users can prevent these malicious attacks and propose some prevention measures, including the architecture of a mobile security system for Android devices.

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  • Paul POCATILU, 2011. "Android Applications Security," Informatica Economica, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 15(3), pages 163-171.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:infoec:v:15:y:2011:i:3:p:163-171
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    1. Paul POCATILU, 2010. "Developing Mobile Learning Applications for Android using Web Services," Informatica Economica, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 14(3), pages 106-115.
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    1. Emmanouil Stiakakis & Christos K. Georgiadis & Anna Andronoudi, 2016. "Users’ perceptions about mobile security breaches," Information Systems and e-Business Management, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 857-882, November.

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