Security embedded smartphone communications

随着第四代（4G）移动网络的引入，移动设备能够访问并利用一系列不同的网络传输类型，这将允许用户从几乎任何地方进行网络访问。不仅仅是手机，移动设备，尤其是智能手机，现在已经成为个人数据中心，包含了从联系方式和照片到银行和信用卡信息的一切信息。虽然智能手机和移动应用程序极大地促进了访问商业信息以及连接到专业和社交网络，但智能手机正在成为移动安全攻击的主要目标。正如NIST最近的一份特别出版物所指出的那样，一个致力于提供安全和管理功能的安全智能手机平台对于将客户智能手机转变为企业级设备是非常需要的。拟议中的项目将开发有效的安全解决方案，以保护应用程序、用户和移动网络免受恶意攻击，并保护企业免受目前正在经历的财务和声誉问题的影响。拟议项目的目标是设计、实现和测试一个原型硬件加密引擎，以实现受保护的智能手机通信。这项研究将导致一个安全增强系统，能够为智能手机上的多媒体应用程序提供强大的端到端保护。这些先进的数据安全和管理解决方案将让最终用户在享受4G网络高速数据速率和卓越用户体验的同时安心。拟议中的技术将确保加拿大在移动安全技术的前沿地位，并有望逐步与世界各地的移动服务提供商建立业务关系。

With the introduction of fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks, mobile devices are able to access and take advantage of an array of different network transmission types, which will allow users to have network access from virtually anywhere. More than just handsets, mobile devices, in particular smartphones, are now personal data centers that contain everything from contact information and photos to banking and credit-card information. While smartphones and mobile applications significantly facilitate the access to business information as well as the connection to professional and social networks, smartphones are becoming a key target for mobile security attacks. A secure smartphone platform dedicated to providing security and management features is highly desirable for transforming customer smartphones into enterprise-class devices, as specified by a recent special publication by NIST. The proposed project will develop efficient security solutions for protecting the application, the user and the mobile network from malicious attacks, and shield businesses from the financial and reputation issues they are experiencing today. The goal of the proposed project is to design, implement, and test a prototype hardware cryptographic engine for achieving protected smartphone communications. The research will lead to a security enhanced system that is able to provide strong end-to-end protection for multimedia applications on smartphones. Those advanced data-security and management solutions will give end users peace of mind while enjoying the high-speed data rate and superior user experience of 4G networks. The proposed technology will ensure Canada's position in the forefront of mobile security technology and is expected to gradually establish business relationships with mobile service providers all over the world.