Adaptive security indicator for wireless devices

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a user equipment, at least one policy update representative of a rule defining a security level of a plurality of security levels;

mapping, by the user equipment and in response to receiving the at least one policy update, the security level to an operation performed by the user equipment and to an encryption algorithm, wherein the at least one policy update indicates a change in a vulnerability of the encryption algorithm;

monitoring a configuration of the user equipment running the encryption algorithm to determine whether the configuration of the user equipment violates the at least one policy update; and

adapting, based on the monitoring and the change in the vulnerability of the encryption algorithm, the operation at the user equipment, wherein the adapting comprises:

preventing a use of an application running the encryption algorithm.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one policy update is updated at least one of periodically, when requested by the user equipment, and in response to an event prompting a change in policy, wherein the policy update is received from a server configured to provide a plurality of security policies including the at least one policy update.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the event comprises a security event indicating a vulnerability to the user equipment.

4. A method of claim 1 , wherein the operation further comprises at least one of an application at the user equipment, a type of connection between the user equipment and a network, and a function at the user equipment.

5. A method of claim 1 , wherein the adapting further comprises:

generating, based on a result of the monitoring, a security indicator as a graphical indicator representing a plurality of security levels including the security level.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the result of the monitoring indicates whether the configuration violates the at least one of the policy update, the at least one security level, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vulnerability of the encryption algorithm incudes a vulnerability of a data encryption standard.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one processor, the at least one memory, and the computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to at least:

receive at least one policy update representative of a rule defining a security level of a plurality of security levels;

map, in response to receiving the at least one policy update, the security level to an operation performed by the apparatus and to an encryption algorithm, wherein the at least one policy update indicates a change in a vulnerability of the encryption algorithm;

monitor a configuration of the user equipment running the encryption algorithm to determine whether the configuration of the user equipment violates the at least one policy update; and

adapt, based on the monitoring and the change in the vulnerability of the encryption algorithm, the operation at the user equipment, wherein adapting the operation at the user equipment causes the apparatus to prevent a use of an application running the encryption algorithm.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one policy update is updated at least one of periodically, when requested by the apparatus, and in response to an event prompting a change in policy, wherein the policy update is received from a server configured to provide a plurality of security policies including the at least one policy update.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the event comprises a security event indicating a vulnerability to the apparatus.

11. An apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the operation further comprises at least one of an application at the apparatus, a type of connection between the apparatus and a network, and a function at the apparatus.

12. An apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to at least generate, based on a result of the monitoring, a security indicator as a graphical indicator representing a plurality of security levels including the security level.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the result of the monitoring indicates whether the configuration violates the at least one of the policy update, the at least one security level, or a combination thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the vulnerability of the encryption algorithm incudes a vulnerability of a data encryption standard.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer code which when executed by at least one processor causes operations comprising:

receiving, at a user equipment, at least one policy update representative of a rule defining a security level of a plurality of security levels;

mapping, in response to receiving the at least one policy update, the security level to an operation performed by the user equipment and to an encryption algorithm, wherein the at least one policy update indicates a change in a vulnerability of the encryption algorithm;

monitoring a configuration of the user equipment running the encryption algorithm to determine whether the configuration of the user equipment violates the at least one policy update; and

adapting, based on the monitoring and the change in the vulnerability of the encryption algorithm, the operation at the user equipment, wherein the adapting comprises:

preventing a use of an application running the encryption algorithm.