Mobile malware on the march, and Android is target No. 1

Smart Phones and Tablets are in the gun sites of malware authors. Android’s Openness, while very cool for flexibility, is it’s security weakness making it top on the malware hit list. iPhones and iPads are the safest due to Apple’s closed iOS. However, if you Jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch you are more open to malware than the Android. Read this article for more info on that …

At the same time, the target platforms of this malware shifted dramatically away from Java ME devices in favor of the dominant Android operating system. The trends are not surprising. For years now, mobile malware has been predicted to be the next big

Smart Phones and Tablets require smart mobile computing on your part. Install security on your Android, don’t Jailbreak your Apple device and don’t connect to questionable WiFi Hot Spot. Make sure you are connecting the Coffee Shop’s or whatever business you’re at’s WiFi Hot Spot.

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