Enhancing mobile learning security

TL;DR

This paper introduces a security enhancement app for Android devices to improve mobile learning security by raising awareness, identifying vulnerabilities, and reporting threats in educational contexts.

Contribution

It presents a novel Android app that detects security weaknesses and promotes security awareness among students in mobile learning environments.

Findings

The app can identify major security vulnerabilities.

It effectively promotes security awareness among students.

The app reports security threats in real-time.

Abstract

Mobile devices have been playing vital roles in modern day education delivery as students can access or download learning materials on their smartphones and tablets, they can also install educational apps and study anytime, anywhere. The need to provide adequate security for portable devices being used for learning cannot be underestimated. In this paper, we present a mobile security enhancement app, designed and developed for Android smart mobile devices in order to promote security awareness among students. The app can also identify major and the most significant security weaknesses, scan or check for vulnerabilities in m-learning devices and report any security threat.