Mobile Malware Infection Rate Increased by 400% in the Past Year. Android Has the

Learn about mobile malware infection rate increased by 400% in the past, who may be affected, and which practical steps users or administrators can take to reduce exposure.

Mobile Malware Infection Rate Increased by 400% in the Past Year. Android Has The Overview

Nokia recently announced a report called Threat Intelligence Report, which focuses on malware infection rates of more than 100 million electronic devices worldwide including PCs, laptops, tablet mobile phones and all devices using the internet of Things (Internet of Things - IoT) in the past 2016. It is worth noting that this report indicates that the malware infection rate of mobile and tablet devices in the past year has increased by 400%. Malware infection rate of smartphone smartphones is 85%, in which Android has the highest rate of malware infection.

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Not surprisingly, Android phones and tablets are most likely to be infected. In contrast to Android, the malware infection rate of Window PCs has tended to decrease. The reason may be because Android is currently the most popular operating system. Also thanks to the strong growth of smartphones in the last few years, making use of malware-containing software by individuals and organizations to sabotage, spy on, or steal user information becomes popular on mobile phones.

This report also shows that malware is primarily infected through devices that use a network of things that connect to the Internet of Things - IoT and also alert smartphone manufacturers to increase management, monitoring and security on its technology products.

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You can refer to the full Threat Intelligence Report from Nokia here.

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