GPS-0 · Mobile Threat Catalogue
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Mobile Threat Catalogue
GPS Jamming
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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
Mobile Device User
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
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Enterprise
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
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References
https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/gps-threats/GPS-0.html
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1. 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] ↩
2. 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
Source: https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/gps-threats/GPS-0.html
https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/gps-threats/GPS-0.html
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