Threat Category: GPS
ID: GPS-0
Threat Description: GPS jamming could prevent applications that rely on Location Services, such as mapping or navigation apps, from functioning correctly.
Threat Origin
A study of GPS jamming and anti-jamming, 1
Exploit Examples
Not Applicable
CVE Examples
Not Applicable
Possible Countermeasures
To prevent loss of GPS signals from preventing location services from operating, select devices that attempts to a variety of location input sources, such as signal strength from cellular towers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and Bluetooth beacons. See Ten Ways Your Smartphone Knows Where You Are 2
EnterpriseTo prevent loss of GPS signals from preventing location services from operating, select devices that attempts to a variety of location input sources, such as signal strength from cellular towers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and Bluetooth beacons. See Ten Ways Your Smartphone Knows Where You Are 2
References
H. Hu and N. Wei, “A Study of GPS Jamming and Anti-Jamming”, in Proceedings of Power Electronics and Intelligent Transportation System (PEITS), 2009 2nd International Conference on, 2009, pp. 388-391; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5406988&tag=1 [accessed 8/1/2022] ↩
S. Lawson, “Ten Ways Your Smartphone Knows Where you Are”, PCWorld, 6 Apr. 2012; www.pcworld.com/article/253354/ten_ways_your_smartphone_knows_where_you_are.html [accessed 8/25/2016] ↩ ↩2