Androids

USA to equip military, government officials with Androids

The United States is preparing a modified version of Google’s Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security

Android’s popularity makes it open target for malware, says study

Android’s surge in popularity has triggered an accompanying surge in malware aimed at the mobile OS, says a new study today from Fortinet. Analyzing the malware landscape this year, the security vendor tracked a 90 percent jump in Android malware families in 2011 compared with 2010. That figure doesn’t account for infection rates or severity, […]

Android’s a malware magnet, says McAfee

(Credit: McAfee) Malware targeted toward Android devices continues to surge, says a new report from McAfee, pushing 2011 to become the busiest year in history for both mobile and general malware. The amount of malware infecting Android devices during the third quarter grew almost 37 percent from the second quarter, according to McAfee’s Third-Quarter Threats […]

Spyware, viruses grow on Androids

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 spyware and viruses since July, […]

Android’s growing malware problem

Reports of trojans, spyware and other malicious programs are up 472% since July Source: Juniper Networks Several warnings have been issued over the past year about the growing problem of malware on Google (GOOG) Android smartphones (see here, here and here), but none as dire or as sharply worded as the report issued Wednesday by Juniper […]

Android’s malware problem is growing exponentially