National Cyber Warfare Foundation (NCWF)

Google: Android Malware Threat is Vastly Exaggerated


0 user ratings
2026-02-06 11:50:10
milo
Blue Team (CND)
Legions of vendor reports have highlighted the sheer pervasiveness of Android malware: that there are now 1 million samples in the wild; and that 99% of all mobile malware is Android-related. Google however says that the actual threat has been vastly overblown, and that most malware is caught in its multi-layered defense strategy before users ever install it.

Google: Android Malware Threat is Vastly Exaggerated
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-android-malware-threat-is-vastly/
Legions of vendor reports have highlighted the sheer pervasiveness of Android malware: that there are now 1 million samples in the wild; and that 99% of all mobile malware is Android-related. Google however says that the actual threat has been vastly overblown, and that most malware is caught in its multi-layered defense strategy before users ever install it.
Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:57:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-android-malware-threat-is-vastly/

Source: InfosecMagazine
Source Link: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-android-malware-threat-is-vastly/


Comments
new comment
Nobody has commented yet. Will you be the first?
 
Forum
Blue Team (CND)



Copyright 2012 through 2026 - National Cyber Warfare Foundation - All rights reserved worldwide.