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Android Threats Could Be Mitigated by a Protection Feature Present in Android 4.2
Jun 26, 2013Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper ...
Tags: Android Threats, Apps, Android 4.2
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The Number of Mobile Threats Has Increased by Nearly 50% During The First Three Months
May 17, 2013The Android threat landscape is growing in both size and complexity with cybercriminals adopting new distribution methods and building Android-focused malware services, according to a report from Finnish security vendor F-Secure. The ...
Tags: Android, Computer Products
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The Number of Android Malware Threats Is Growing
Mar 12, 2013Recent reports from antivirus companies seem to suggest that the number of Android malware threats is growing. However, there are still many skeptics who say the extent of the problem is exaggerated. The security industry has an ...
Tags: antivirus companies, Android malware threats, credibility issue
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Android Become The Dominant Platform Targetted by Hackers
Mar 8, 2013Finland-based F-Secure said in a report that the free Google operating system, which has been gaining smartphone market share globally, has become the dominant platform targetted by hackers. "Every quarter, malware authors bring forth new ...
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Cyber Criminals Have Moved Beyond The Traditional PC, Even The Mac OS X with New Attacks
Jan 29, 2013Cyber criminals have moved beyond the traditional PC, targeting Android, social media and even the Mac OS X with new attacks, according to Trend Micro’s 2012 Annual Roundup and Mobile Security reports. Malware targeting Android alone ...
Tags: cyber criminals, traditional PC, Android, social media
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Duo Security :Over Half of Android Devices Are Vulnerable to Known Security Flaws
Dec 20, 2012Over half of Android devices are vulnerable to known security flaws that can be exploited by malicious applications to gain complete access to the operating system and the data stored on it, according to a report from mobile security firm ...
Tags: Android, applications, critical, devices, vulnerabilities
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Over Half of Android Devices Are Vulnerable to Known Security Flaws
Dec 18, 2012Over half of Android devices are vulnerable to known security flaws that can be exploited by malicious applications to gain complete access to the operating system and the data stored on it, according to a report from mobile security firm ...
Tags: Android device, security flaws, malicious applications
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More Than 50% of Devices Running Google's Android Mobile OS Unpatched Vulnerabilities
Sep 20, 2012More than 50% of devices running Google's Android mobile operating system (OS) have unpatched vulnerabilities, opening them up to malicious apps and other attacks. Security provider Duo Bulletin assessed 20,000 Android devices worldwide ...
Tags: operating system, mobile, Android, unpatched vulnerabilities