TITLE:
Android Security and Its Rooting—A Possible Improvement of Its Security Architecture
AUTHORS:
Nick Rahimi, John Nolen, Bidyut Gupta
KEYWORDS:
Android Security, Sandbox, Bricking, Firmware, Rooting
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Information Security,
Vol.10 No.2,
April
1,
2019
ABSTRACT: The advent of technology brought forth a myriad of developments that have
streamlined the manner through which people operate. With the growing
need to be at the forefront of communication and information, people have
resorted to the use of mobile phones with a great percentile preferring android
oriented systems. Similarly, the systems are susceptible to the various
threats posed by technology with due summations showing that security flaws
and unauthorized access to sensitive data pose a huge threat to the overarching
efficacy of the android systems. The research presented lays a primal focus
on how users can improve intrinsic android features through the use of
Google services, rooting, custom kernels and ROM techniques. The research
also focused on how Android security features can be improved when using
or installing applications. Results indicate that the rooting process is the most
conclusive and safest scheme. Summations drawn are indicative of the fact
that system security is a moot research topic that requires further research
into how it can be improved.