Marko Helenius received M.Sc. from University of Tampere in 1994 and Ph.D in 2002. His theses concentrated on computer antivirus research. Currently he is a postdoctoral researcher at Tampere University of Technology. He is interested in information security research and teaching including university pedagogy. Currently he is active in national research programs including cloud software and internet of things.
Joona Kannisto is a researcher and a graduate student at the Department of Communications Engineering at Tampere University of Technology. His research interests include computer security and secure communication protocols, usable security, and reputation and trust management.
Android Security Software Needs More Privileges
Joona Kannisto1, Marko Helenius 2
- 1,2The Department of Communications Engineering Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 527, FI-33101, Tampere, Finland
- 1joona.kannisto@tut.fi
- 2marko.t.helenius@tut.fi
Abstract
End user security products are technically very advanced and can protect the users against many threats. However, the users can make mistakes which render these security mechanisms useless. Moreover, security products and mechanisms which the user is not able to use or comprehend, may cause users to distrust these products. This distrust can lead to perception of insecurity and to noncompliance in situations where security conflicts with the user’s primary goal.
Desktop security products are traditionally compared by the strength of their technical security measures. However, because the humans are a part of the security chain, a big influence on the effective security and the user value might be the security user experience and the feeling of being safe. We try to understand what are the main building blocks in end user security and how these elements contribute to user trust and this feeling of being safe. In addition, we try to measure the effect of user experience to the effective security of end user security products.