Sunday, November 17, 2013

Mobile malware on the rise in Q3, 97% targets Android

"As Android continues to rise in popularity, so do, unfortunately, some of the seedier elements that are invariable associated with emerging software technologies. The latest Mobile Threat Report from F-Secure shows some startling statistics, especially when it comes to Android.

In Q3 2013, some 259 total mobile threat families and variants have been detected across the popular mobile OS's, with a shocking 252 of them being found on Android. The remaining 7 are found on Nokia's aging Symbian OS, while equally as shocking, no threats have been reported for iOS, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone." Continue Reading

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