Paper Info
Title
Outsmarting Proctors with Smartwatches: A Case Study on Wearable Computing Security.
Abstract
Many companies have recently started to offer wearable computing devices including glasses, bracelets, and watches. While this technology enables exciting new applications, it also poses new security and privacy concerns. In this work, we explore these implications and analyze the impact of one of the first networked wearable devices-smartwatches-on an academic environment. As a proof of concept, we develop an application for the Pebble smartwatch called ConTest that would allow dishonest students to inconspicuously collaborate on multiple-choice exams in real time, using a cloud-based service, a smartphone, and a client application on a smartwatch. We discuss the broader implications of this technology, suggest hardware and software approaches that can be used to prevent such attacks, and pose questions for future research.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/978-3-662-45472-5_7
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Keywords
Field
DocType
Security,Wearable computing,Smartwatches,Cheating
Internet privacy,Computer science,Wearable computer,Computer security,CONTEST,Software,Proof of concept,Cheating,Wearable technology,Smartwatch,Cloud computing
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
8437
0302-9743
11
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.80
6
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Alex Migicovsky1111.14
Zakir Durumeric293548.86
Jeff Ringenberg3110.80
J. Alex Halderman42301149.67