http://www.theinfoboom.com/articles/mobile-security-can-business-phones-double-as-personal-phones/
The United States government will be testing the next wave in mobile security this spring. LG, while not known for the most secure mobile devices in the world, will be providing the U.S. government with prototype phones that have two separate operating systems. The dual systems allow the user to run all business data and calls off one while keeping personal phone use secluded to the other operating system. ... On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 2:28 AM, Anders Rundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, I'm rather hoping on some kind of OS virtualization > scheme allowing you to run parallel (but isolated) policies > in the same unit using a stock version of the mobile OS. > > There are other sectors that have similar needs but cannot afford > specific devices or OS reflashing such as health-care, banks > and the police. > > With the advances in HW this is at least not technically impossible. > VMWare has already show-cased their take on this matter. > > Anders > > > On 2012-06-29 04:50, Jeffrey Walton wrote: >> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Latest-News/DARPA-Wants-to-Lock-Down-Android-Smartphones-for-Military-Use-833039/ >> >> Worried about the loss and theft of classified information on mobile >> devices, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has >> awarded a $21.4 million contract to create a locked-down version of >> the Android operating system for use in the field, says security firm >> Invincea, which won the contract. >> >> Under the project, dubbed Mobile Armor, the company has four years to >> create a version of the popular mobile device OS that can be used by >> the U.S. Army and other government agencies. The company is working >> with other federal civilian contractors and defense agencies on the >> development of secure Android smartphones for deployment in both >> office environments as well as in the field. >> >> "What DARPA is now signaling to the market is that the threat that has >> targeted desktops in military networks is now moving to mobile >> devices," said Invincea CEO Anup Ghosh. "And we anticipate that we >> will see similar types of exploits ... that will drop code and own the >> device." >> >> Invincea is focusing on two facets of security in the project. The >> first is controlling the device so that only a certain limited list of >> applications can run. This type of whitelisting technology is a common >> approach in security-conscious corporations. The second focus is >> detecting attacks that attempt to exploit those approved applications >> and limiting the damage of such attacks. >> >> For the military, another big concern is lost devices falling into >> enemy hands, said Ghosh. >> >> "They are really worried about loss of the device," says Ghosh. "God >> forbid you are captured and you lose the device that way." >> >> Invincea already has an early version of the operating system running >> in the field in Afghanistan on thousands of phones, he says. Ghosh >> could not give details of the implementation, such as whether the Army >> deploys their own base stations, but said that the phones have to >> evade disruption and detection so as to not give away their positions. >> >> "They are using military apps, I can't say what they are, but they are >> specifically for patrols," said Ghosh. >> >> The fact that the U.S. military is looking at Android devices is not >> surprising considering the current trend of bring your own device >> (BYOD) that is forcing IT departments to deal with a wider range of >> devices within the corporate network. While the iPhone is probably the >> most popular smartphone invading companies, Android is catching up. >> This week, with the release of the Android-based Samsung Galaxy S III, >> the company offered what it calls Samsung Approved for Enterprise >> (SAFE), which offers features such as 256-bit Advanced Encryption >> Standard (AES) encryption. >> >> Still, Android is not known for its security. According to one earlier >> study, Android malware increased about 3,000 percent in 2011, as these >> devices have grown in popularity. Google has adjusted its security >> policies to address these issues, with a scanning service such as >> Bouncer, which checks apps for malicious behavior. Google says that >> the number of users affected by malicious Android apps has fallen 40 >> percent in the last year. >> >> In March, Google hired Regina Dugan, who served as a DARPA program >> manager for five years and, most recently, as director, to fill a >> senior executive position. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss?hl=en.
