Title: Security issues in m-government

Authors: Manish Kumar, M. Hanumanthappa, Bhavanam Lakshma Reddy

Addresses: Department of MCA, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, MSR Nagar, Bangalore-560054 (Karnataka), India. ' Department of Computer Science and Applications, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 001 (Karnataka), India. ' MCA, Garden City College, 16th KM, Virgo Nagar, Old Madras Road, Bangalore-49, India

Abstract: E-government is one of the most rapidly evolving service domains in the contemporary information society. Many governments have already developed and provided e-government services to businesses and citizens. Nowadays actors in the government domain attempt to take the next step and exploit the latest wireless technologies in order to provide ubiquitous services for mobile users. However, this approach involves some hidden risks mainly due to the inherent insecurity of the air medium and the vulnerabilities of the wireless systems. Thus, in this paper we investigate the security gaps and considerations which should be taken into account for an m-government system. Finally, we provide a list of security guidelines and policies, which the users of the system should be aware of and follow in order to avoid security attacks.

Keywords: m-government security; security architectures; security policies; electronic security; mobile government; electronic government; e-government; handheld devices; mobile communications; privacy protection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2008.021457

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 2008 Vol.1 No.4, pp.401 - 412

Published online: 27 Nov 2008 *

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