wraggster
November 22nd, 2011, 23:02
Security provider McAfee's Threats Report for Q3 2011 found almost 75 million samples of malware are in circulation, beating previous estimates of 70 million.
And they're encroaching into mobile now that open source platforms are dominating the market.
Thus, Android is the OS that's under the most threat with a 37 per cent growth of mobile malware in the third quarter of 2011, according to the report.
Vincent Weafer, senior VP of McAfee Labs, said: "This has been a very steady quarter in terms of threats, as both general and mobile malware are more prevalent than ever.
"So far this year, we’ve seen many interesting yet challenging trends that are affecting the threat landscape, including heightened levels of sophistication and high-profile hacktivist attacks."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/android-malware-grows-37-per-cent/016244
And they're encroaching into mobile now that open source platforms are dominating the market.
Thus, Android is the OS that's under the most threat with a 37 per cent growth of mobile malware in the third quarter of 2011, according to the report.
Vincent Weafer, senior VP of McAfee Labs, said: "This has been a very steady quarter in terms of threats, as both general and mobile malware are more prevalent than ever.
"So far this year, we’ve seen many interesting yet challenging trends that are affecting the threat landscape, including heightened levels of sophistication and high-profile hacktivist attacks."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/android-malware-grows-37-per-cent/016244