Malicious Activity Catches Wave of Android Popularity
by Bitdefender Security Specialists, on 22.02.2012
Android may have arrived late to the mobile operating system party, but it quickly made up for lost time. While old-school OSs running on smartphones such as the good-old Symbian have faded away, Android’s adoption rate has become so steep that it’s now on 53% of the worldwide mobile devices, including tablets, as revealed in the Q3 2011 Gartner Report. read more
Android "Bouncer" is a welcome step, but it may not keep users safe on its own
by Catalin Cosoi, on 03.02.2012
Securing the Android Market is a good idea. But it doesn’t eliminate the need for a security solution installed directly on the device. According to our stats, only 0.5% of known malicious apps were found on Google’s Android Market. Because people will always search for the best choice, they are likely to install applications from other third-party markets as well - which means they are still at risk from malware. read more
Thoughts from the battlefield - One year of fighting with social scams
by George Lucian Petre, on 27.10.2011
A year ago today, we launched Safego to protect Facebook users from scammers. In human time, it seems very recent. In scammer time, it seems like an eternity. read more
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Bitdefender Security Specialists
Bitdefender Labs -
Catalin Cosoi
Chief Security Researcher -
George Lucian Petre
Product Manager - Social Media Security -
Ligia Adam
Security Evangelist and Social Media Professional -
Sabina Datcu
Sabina Datcu, PhD has background training in Applied Informatics and Statistics, Biology and Foreign Languages and Literatures.