(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…
What Mobile Malware Looks Like
Last month at the Virus Bulletin Conference in Barcelona, I took in one of the sessions on mobile malware. This type of malware is foreign to me because I mostly stay in the email space at work (and even then, I am focusing more on day-to-day issues of running a…
Five Tips to Avoid Malware in Mobile Apps
Smartphones and tablets are evolving from niche luxury devices to mainstream consumer gadgets. As mobile devices become a ubiquitous part of the mainstream culture, malware developers are paying attention and are anxious to exploit the fertile new territory. Android is the low-hanging fruit because it combines the leading smartphone platform…
BLOG: For Android, paid mobile security is better: Study
As with your computer, the best defense against malware is a good offense in the form of security software. Paid mobile security apps are much better at detecting malware in Android devices than free antivirus applications, according to a study by AV Test today. If your business relies at all…
For Android, Paid Mobile Security Is Better: Study
As with your computer, the best defense against malware is a good offense in the form of security software. Paid mobile security apps are much better at detecting malware in Android devices than free antivirus applications, according to a study by AV-Test released Thursday. If your business relies at all…
Mobile Apps to Keep Your Mind on Your Money
Managing personal finances once involved lots of paper. Then computer programs came along that helped simplify the process. Now a multitude of mobile apps are available to help people attend to money matters on the go. “It’s very convenient to have it in your pocket on your phone,” Garth Scrivner,…
‘Tis the season to be jittery about mobile security
Ah, the period between Halloween and Christmas, when security vendors try to scare you by turning technology joy into fear — and threaten your very business Follow @MobileGalen They really make my blood boil: The stupid, heavily self-interested, and ultimately dishonest surveys that cry doom and gloom about normal human…
Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition for Android review
Your smartphone can be a treasure trove of private data, with everything from your bank account information to your email and social networking passwords stored inside. To keep that info from being nabbed by a malicious app or a sticky-fingered thief, Trend Micro’s Mobile Security App keeps your personal data…
Unprotected mobile devices target of latest hacking activity
AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG Internet and mobile security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, is alerting mobile device users to update their security to protect against the latest cyber crime threat: … View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News…
Mobile malware schemes likely to increase: Symantec
Efforts to monetise mobile malware only have a low revenue-per-infection ratio, limiting the return on investment achieved by attackers, according to Symantec research. The security vendor’s research publication titled Motivations of Recent Android Malware, provides an analysis of current monetisation schemes behind malware targeting the Android mobile computing platform and…