The latest threat report from
security firm McAfee highlights the need for vigilance on mobile
devices and a change in how people and companies approach security.
Smartphones and tablets
are increasingly hot targets for cyber-criminals, and the volume of
mobile threats is growing much faster than it did for PCs. The amount of
malware detected by McAfee on the devices in 2012 was 44 times what it
was the previous year.
The company estimates
that 95% of all mobile malware ever devised has been created in the past
year alone, and the vast majority of that is made for the Android
operating system.
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Since 95% of all mobile Malware is Attacking Android Mobile devices it is clear that unfortunately, similar to the PC, Android software is more public and therefore more financially vulnerable than other operating systems to a malware attack, at least for the present here on Earth. This is something I have to consider as well since I have an LG smartphone with an Android operating system that I got for free from my provider. So, if you have an Android operating system make sure you have nothing regarding financial transactions on it at all in order to remain more safe(at least for the present). Also, I also discovered that even on my LG that I can't shut off Geotagging as far as I can tell either. So, this might be a problem in regard to protecting oneself as well. Burglaries and rapes and killings surround those who don't understand Geotagging in regard to smartphones and newer Digital Cameras. If you take a digital picture and haven't disabled Geotagging and then post it online you have just given every government and criminal worldwide the exact lattitude and longitude within 3 feet of where that picture was taken to them worldwide by posting it online.
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malware attacks has been skyrocketing than last year, and they should really be aware of this threat
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