Annotation PRISMS focus is the convergence of information and communication technology in mobile scenarios This convergence is realised in intelligent mobile devices, accompanied by the increasing importance of heterogeneous access networks networks such as 3G, 4G, LTE, WiFi, PAN, NFC, etc Privacy and security aspects need to be covered at all layers of mobile communication, from devices, over privacy respecting credentials and mobile identity management, to machine to machine communications In particular, mobile devices such as Smartphones and Internet Tablets have been very successful in commercialization However, their security mechanisms are not always able to deal with the growing threat of attacks As mobile communication and information processing becomes a commodity, economy and society requires protection of this precious resource Mobility and trust in networking go hand in hand for future generations of users, who need privacy and security at all layers of technology
