Android runs sensitive applications in the so-called "secure world". These trusted
applications (TAs) handle sensitive operations such as authentication, key
management, or DRM. As they interact with regular Android applications from the
normal world, vulnerabilities in these applications compromise the secure world
and give adversaries access to privileged data.
Our …
Every year, the Oakland conference is one of the highlights of security
research. As likely the most competitive of the big four conferences, Oakland is
always a great place to sync up with friends and learn about new trends in
security (then again, being in the PC committees for most …
This year's Oakland (the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, formerly held
in Oakland, California) has been a wild ride. Just a little more than a week
before Oakland I've been in the bay area at the Usenix Security PC meeting at
Google in Mountain View, talking to many folks …