AUREN: Smartphone Security System with Automatic Deleting Valuable
Information and Automatic Sending Detection Information
Today’s mobile
devices offer many benefits to enterprises. By converting paper-based processes
to form-based applications and extending desktop computing systems to mobile
devices, products such as the smartphone improve the productivity of mobile
professionals while also reducing operational costs. As organizations consider
mobile enterprise solutions, a key evaluation point is security. Mobile
solutions need to be safe and reliable, whether they involve personal
information or confidential transactions at work. Smartphones can store large
amounts of data and connect to a broad spectrum of networks, making them as
important and sensitive computing platforms as laptop PCs when it comes to an
organization’s security plan. But even if a mobile device stores only an
individual’s calendar and contacts, losing control over this data can pose a
serious threat to an organization. Industry estimates
indicate that hundreds of thousands of cell phones and handheld devices are
left behind or lost every year. And as the number of smartphones increases, the
potential for information to fall into the wrong hands also increases.
This final
project is about developing AUREN, an application that implements smartphone
protection method. This method protects information with auto erase valuable
information feature. The application will auto erase protected information if
the SIM card was changed and the authentication was failed. If those conditions
occur, instead of auto erase, the application will send theft information to a
predefined number. The information sent includes IMEI number, name of legally
owner, call log, and phone book from the thief’s SIM card. This information is
very valuable for detecting the thief and the smartphone.
AUREN is a Windows Mobile based
2003 Pocket PC Phone Edition application. This application has been developed
by C# programming language, .NET Compact Framework, and Visual Studio 2005
Professional. This application was successfully tested both functionality and
reliability with O2 XDA IIi. In addition, this project won National Student
Competition LCEN 2006 held by Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya. AUREN not only
won the competition, but also won the Best Idea Award for the most innovative
idea. For me, AUREN is not only an ordinary final project, but also an
opportunity to give something to my Institute. 
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