Paid The Cost to Be The Boss: Android’s Malware Growing 4X Faster Than iOS
It’s commonly accepted that Apple’s tightly controlled iOS app ecosystem is a more difficult environment for scammers to push malware into than Google’s relatively open Android marketplace. But a new report from security provider Fortinet shows that Android’s dominance as the market leader in smartphones is making them a even juicer target for bad actors.
“Unfortunately, we believe Android’s higher market share comes with a price; an almost six fold increase in malware targeting the operating system,” Axelle Apvrille, senior mobile anti-virus researcher at Fortinet, wrote in an email release today. “To date, our Labs have seen a 90% increase in Android malware families in 2011 compared to 2010, while malicious iOS families only increased by 25%.” Read More
