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SIM lock. A SIM lock, simlock, network lock, carrier lock or ( master) subsidy lock is a technical restriction built into GSM and CDMA [ 1] mobile phones by mobile phone manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks. This is in contrast to a phone (retrospectively called SIM ...
Mobile security. Mobile security, or mobile device security, is the protection of smartphones, tablets, and laptops from threats associated with wireless computing. [ 1] It has become increasingly important in mobile computing. The security of personal and business information now stored on smartphones is of particular concern.
A personal unblocking key ( PUK ), sometimes called personal unblocking code ( PUC ), is used in SIM cards to reset a personal identification number (PIN) that has been lost or forgotten. Most mobile phones offer the feature of PIN protection. After switching on the phone, if the PIN security function is active, the user is required to enter a ...
Mobile phone tracking is a process for identifying the location of a mobile phone, whether stationary or moving. Localization may be affected by a number of technologies, such as the multilateration of radio signals between (several) cell towers of the network and the phone or by simply using GNSS. To locate a mobile phone using multilateration ...
A scale-free network is a network whose degree distribution follows a power law, at least asymptotically. That is, the fraction P ( k) of nodes in the network having k connections to other nodes goes for large values of k as. where is a parameter whose value is typically in the range (wherein the second moment ( scale parameter) of is infinite ...
Bootloader unlocking. Bootloader unlocking is the process of disabling the bootloader security that makes secure boot possible. It can make advanced customizations possible, such as installing a custom firmware. On smartphones this can be a custom Android distribution or another mobile operating system.
iOS jailbreaking. iOS jailbreaking is the use of a privilege escalation exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on devices running iOS and iOS-based [ a] operating systems. It is typically done through a series of kernel patches. A jailbroken device typically permits root access within the operating system and provides the ...
Bluetooth Low Energy ( Bluetooth LE, colloquially BLE, formerly marketed as Bluetooth Smart[ 1]) is a wireless personal area network technology designed and marketed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) [ 2] aimed at novel applications in the healthcare, fitness, beacons, [ 3] security, and home entertainment industries. [ 4]