Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)
SAMoC: Self-aware Access Monitoring and Controlling Framework for Android
List of Authors: Nanda Kumar Thanigaivelan, Ethiopia Nigussie, Seppo Virtanen, Jouni Isoaho
Editors: Fisseha Mekuria, Ethiopia Nigussie, Tesfa Tegegne
Conference name: International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Communications in Computer and Information Science
Book title *: Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa: Second International Conference, ICT4DA 2019, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, May 28-30, 2019, Revised Selected Papers
Title of series: Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume number: 1026
Start page: 227
End page: 238
ISBN: 978-3-030-26629-5
eISBN: 978-3-030-26630-1
ISSN: 1865-0929
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26630-1_19
URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-26630-1_19
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/42059651
We present the concept and specification of a self-aware access monitoring and controlling framework for Android. The lack of users’ security awareness, Android operating system’s security limitations and the widespread use of Android for personal and organizational activities emphasizes the importance of improving its security. The proposed SAMoC framework strengthens the security of Android through learning based operation refinements. The introduction of a monitoring agent on each resource and a self-aware layer in the Android software stack allows to detect unexpected events and perform fine-grained access control over the resources. The self-aware layer can automatically refine the policies or provide suggestions depending on its configuration. The SAMoC framework enforces specific restrictions on an individual user basis and allows the users to play a role in the system operation optimization due to its transparent nature.
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