According to a recent report by McAfee Labs, Android smartphone users are now the sole target of mobile malware writers. While there are still many threats for every smartphone type, all new development activity for the 3rd Quarter was squarely focused on the Android platform.
Don’t take this to mean that you should dump all your Android phones and go buy Blackberries. Just keep in mind that the explosive growth of devices running Android makes it an extremely attractive target.
We recently wrote an article on this topic called “Android, a Big Bull’s Eye for Mobile Malware.” If you have Android devices in your business, this is one article you’ll want to read.
