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The newly released Android 4.4 features a tasty new codename (KitKat), some design improvements, revamped Contacts and Hangouts apps, and, of course, several security-related changes. So, how much more secure

In most cases, the “free” Android applications you download from Google’s Play store aren’t free at all. These developers aren’t just developing apps for you out of the kindness of

Your family’s phones or tablets store a lot of precious personal data — so how do you protect them from malware, Internet threats and the risk of loss or theft?

The rapid development of the smartphone and tablet market has gone hand-in-hand with an alarming growth in the number and variety of threats targeting these devices. We have a single

It was predicted, it was feared, and the day has come. An Android Trojan that has the ability to steal money from bank accounts has emerged in Russia. We have

Kaspersky Lab has signed an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies to protect smartphones and tablets.

The steady growth in the number of malicious programs targeting the Android operating system was one of the most significant IT security issues in 2011. Today, almost 90% of mobile

The last year has seen a lot of changes in the threat landscape, with the emergence of a number of new cyber espionage tools such as Gauss and Flame, as

Android devices are the most prevalent smartphones on the market, and the most maligned. Hackers had a banner year in 2012 targeting the mobile platform with a variety of malware

Google’s Android operating system far and away dominates the mobile market with more than 68 percent of devices running the open source OS, according to research firm IDC. Whilst this

Android users who do not upgrade their operating systems when new versions become available jeopardize the security of their devices, according to new research from Web security firm Duo Security.

If you own an Android device, your phone could soon be used against you. Research released in late September introduced a new tool that targets Android devices by taking control