Friday, August 30, 2013

Android target for hackers - Republic

cells are safe. Those running Google’s already less – according to the latest U.S. service

Eight out of ten viruses targeting mobile devices is Android. This system pays a price for its popularity.

“The number of attacks on Android reflects its share of the market. It is also the result of its open architecture “- says the report of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Works here the same mechanism as in the case of Microsoft Windows – it is often attacked because works on the vast majority of computers world. Used in the simplest Symbian Nokia phones in the statement of the most vulnerable systems took second place.

biggest competitor Android – Apple iOS – it is much safer – according to the document. Only 0.7 percent. all attacks on mobile devices is directed against iPhone’om and iPadom. The users can therefore feel relatively safe. The most common threats to mobile users and Android tablets are fake messages urging to make a call or send an SMS to a premium number away. The problem is the program that captures what fits you. In this way, hackers can get at, for example, bank account passwords. Users of Google should also be careful where you draw programs – experts warn the FBI and DHS. Attackers create web sites, looking like the original app store Google Play.

According to the document as much as 44 percent. Android smartphone owners use an older version of the system – 2.3 (Gingerbread). In later versions – called Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean most of the gaps in the security system has been patched. But the problem remains – for older equipment upgrade is simply no.

American Document Services has been prepared for the police and medical personnel. – The growing popularity of these devices among employees of the federal and state departments makes cells and updating to the latest version of the tablet becomes a necessity – says the report.

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