Android OS has registered an enormous growth in the last year, but along with it, the number of available viruses has also increased. You probably already knew that for the Android OS platform there is already quite a lot of malware in the form of Trojans and other types of "viruses" that affect the functionality of the device. Unfortunately, the functionality is not the only thing affected because a Trojan can steal the data of the card with which Android owners buy applications from the Android Market or perhaps the passwords of email accounts/etc.
In a global mobile threat study released today, Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) found that enterprise and consumer mobile devices are exposed to a record number of security threats, including a 400 percent increase in Android malware, as well as highly targeted Wi-Fi attacks. Through close examination of recent malware exploits, the study outlines new areas of concern and delivers clear recommendations on essential security technologies and practices to help consumers, enterprises/SMBs, and government entities guard against mobile device exploits.
The information comes from Juniper Networks which closely followed the growth of the operating system for mobile terminals and concluded that the malware for it registered a 400% increase from the summer of last year until now. Malware for Android OS is quite a big problem, especially since iOS doesn't really have this kind of security problem. Google's system is imperfect from many points of view and this problem with malware is very difficult if not impossible to stop.
