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
A Comment on the Recent Massive Android Malware Op
by Catalin Cosoi, on 01.02.2012
The story that broke in the last few days on what was claimed to be the largest malware wave yet to target the Android platform raised an interesting question: What do we class as malware? 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.
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