Wireless Security Symposium

Monday, August 30, 2010 - Tuesday, August 31, 2010

This event will take place on August 30-31, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea.  With the evolution in smart phones, advanced mobile devices and cloud computing, the cyber threat is quickly moving to the wireless world, threatening to compromise personal and corporate data and connectivity.  The forum will address a broad array of wireless security topics, from devices to networks, to user and carrier data, to viruses and malware.  A 360 degree view of wireless security issues will be addressed from both an industry and technical perspective.

Understanding Malicious Attacks

  • Common attacks – Trojans, Spiders etc.
  • Sources and reasons for attacks
  • Corporate versus individual attacks 

Device Security

  • Avenues for malicious attack – applications, SMS and web
  • Discussing mitigation techniques and solutions – sandboxing, software etc.
  • Understanding the vulnerabilities of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on handsets
  • Managing security in the smartphone era – full HTML browsers and common OSs.

Application and Software Security

  • How to devise a secure application development environment
  • How to track malicious applications
  • Open OS and Open Source – vectors for infection?

Network Security

  • Managing malicious attacks in an all IP world?
  • Femtocells and picocells – managing security in a distributed architecture
  • Subscriber data management

Home Network Security

  • Wi-Fi Security and service provider opportunities.
  • Adding the smart home to the network – what are the security risks?
  • What do multiple devices in the connected home mean for security?