August 17, 2012
Just How Much Of A Problem Is Android Malware?
Just How Much Of A Problem Is Android Malware?
By: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Forbes
There’s no doubt that cybercriminals are turning their attention to Google‘s Android mobile platform, but just how much of a problem is Android malware?
According to Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab, the problem is really big. In a “Q2 IT Threat Evolution” report, the company claims that the “ number of new malicious programs targeting the Android platform has almost trebled in the second quarter of the year” and that during that quarter “over 14,900 new malicious programs targeting this platform were added to Kaspersky Lab’s database”.
Just How Much Of A Problem Is Android Malware?
KasperskyJust How Much Of A Problem Is Android Malware?
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