Malware aimed at the Android platform has increased five-fold since July, raising questions on the open-door policy Android has in installing apps. IT company Juniper Networks says the reason for this is the Mountain View, Calif. company’s own lax attitude when it comes to oversight. “With no upfront review process,…
Android Market Lousy With Malware, Says Juniper
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 problems continue to grow
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’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…
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…
Android’s malware problem is growing exponentially
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…
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…