Interesting. I wonder which of the two platforms, iOS or Android, McAfee might eventually develop anti-virus software for?
(hint: it would probably be the platform with true multi-tasking) Chipp Walters CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc On Aug 24, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Charles Szasz <csz...@mac.com> wrote: > According to McAfee's Second Quarter report Android malware has increased by > 76%. The following was reported by AppleInsider: > > > A new study has found that iOS remained untouched by malware during the > second quarter, while Android faced 76 percent more threats than in the first > quarter, making it the most targeted mobile platform. > > McAfee detailed the information in its Second Quarter 2011 Threats Report, > noting that the "threat landscape of 2011 is undergoing a year of chaos and > change," as noted by MacNN. > > Google's Android platform jumped from being the third-most targeted platform > for mobile malware in the first quarter to taking the number one spot with 44 > cases of malware. Java ME, the second-most targeted platform, had one-third > the volume with just 14 exploits. > > "This increase in threats to such a popular platform should make us evaluate > our behavior on mobile devices and the security industry’s preparedness to > combat this growth," the report said. > > > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
