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 stores. Android’s open applications store […]
McAfee: Android malware soars while iPhone untouched
McAfee says that the Android OS is having some issues with malware lately — according to a new study from the anti-malware company, Android malware has grown by 76% over the past few months, sending the number of troublesome scripts out there to over 40. Some of the malware appears to be legitimate apps, and […]