Abstract
Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless applications are increasing at unprecedented rate and their value is being recognised by the financial industry (Ok et al., 2011). Attacks are also increasing and they can compromise the business value on NFC applications (Murdoch and Anderson, 2010, Trend Micro, 2015). The present paper analyse the anatomy of possible attacks, uncovering vulnerabilities and suggesting possible countermeasures. The value of the paper is found in the contribution to practical mitigation of risk in the mobile payment financial business, with respect to the technology side. Host Card Emulation (HCE) is a technology solution that permits the creation of a virtual representation of a smart card using only software components, effectively eliminating the need for Secure Element hardware in the device. NFC/HCE technologies has proved itself very vulnerable in a variety of aspects. The paper would go through specific vulnerabilities and vulnerable situation, like: a non-secure-device/cloud communication channel; access to data saved locally in wallet; reusability of token; use of fake POS; malware and fake application; specific vulnerabilities of “Tap & Pay”; device/cloud decoupling. Countermeasures that have been proved effective are offered to readers along with Organisational aspects to be taken into account.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | ICEIS 2015 - 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Proceedings |
Pagine | 685-700 |
Numero di pagine | 16 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2015 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |
Evento | ICEIS 2015 - 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Barcellona Durata: 27 apr 2015 → 30 apr 2015 |
Convegno
Convegno | ICEIS 2015 - 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems |
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Città | Barcellona |
Periodo | 27/4/15 → 30/4/15 |
Keywords
- HCE
- Host Card Emulation
- Mobile Payments
- NFC
- Near Field Communication
- Organisation
- RFID
- Security