There’s an alarming amount of malicious software targeting Google’s Android smartphone platform, but experts say the problem will only get worse until a large share of Android customers experience firsthand the frustration, inconvenience and damage the malware can cause. “Android malware is growing at an exponential rate, but until a…
Android Market Lousy With Malware, Says Juniper (NewsFactor)
As the number of applications available in Google’s Android Market has soared, users are paying a price: More and more malware. That’s the claim of information technology and network products giant Juniper Networks, whose Global Threat Center believes the easy process for posting apps has led to a whopping 472…
Android malware infections skyrocket, says Juniper
Juniper Networks has reported skyrocketing rates of Android malware infections on the networks of its mobile customers, with detected malware more than quadrupling in just the last six weeks. That’s on top of dramatic increases in the previous two years. The report will put more pressure on Google to tighten…
The rise of Android malware
Android malware samples have reportedly increased by a staggering 472% since July 2011.?? Security experts have attributed the dramatic jump to the relatively easy process of anonymizing and posting Android apps. “With no upfront review process, no one checking to see that your application does what it says, just the…
Android Malware Soars Due to Lack of Google Oversight, Says Juniper
Like us on Facebook Despite this, Juniper says Android is not necessarily an inherently less secure platform, but suffers instead from the absence of a gatekeeping mechanism: “The main reason for the malware epidemic on Android is because of different approaches that Apple and Google take to police their application…
Android Malware Has Surged 472 Percent Since July
Android users take note: Researchers have found a whopping 472 percent increase in Android malware samples since this summer. The free-for-all Android Market has seen a striking increase in the volume of attacks since July, according to research from Juniper Networks, as attackers continue to become more sophisticated in the…
Researchers Report Surge in Android Malware
Juniper Networks says the volume of Android malware has increased by 472 percent since July. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Android draws closer to military readiness
Android’s flexibility and forthcoming military-grade compliance could offset its relative app insecurity Follow @tsamson_IW The U.S. military has been putting Google Android and Apple iOS through the paces over the past year or so in hopes of bringing ever-useful smartphones and tablets to the front lines. Android is poised to…
Android leads the way in mobile malware
(Credit: Juniper Networks) Android tops the charts in mobile malware, largely due to the failure of Google’s Android Market to properly review apps before they jump into the marketplace, says a new report from Juniper Networks. Detailing its findings in a blog posted yesterday, Juniper found that Android malware has…
Android security threats greater than Apple’s
NEW YORK — In the era of the personal computer, Apple’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices has had an almost sixfold increase in threats such as…