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03/08/2013 10:52 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Apple's Phil Schiller tells Android users, 'Be safe out there' Apple [AAPL] marketing chief, Phil Schiller, sent a clear message to smartphone users everywhere last night, when he shared a report that clearly shows that when it comes to security, digital nomads who want to stay safe should get an iPhone.Safety in numbers?Posting on his Twitter account yesterday, Schiller advised followers, "Be safe out there", accompanying the exhortation with a link to the latest edition of the F-Secure Mobile Threat Report, which summarizes the huge security difference between iOS and Android devices.
The F-Secure report claims around 96 new forms of Android malware were identified inQ4 2012, that's double the number found in the preceding quarter. It gets worse: the company's threat assessment rates Android at 79 percent in 2012 in contrast to 66.7 percent in 2011.
That trend seems pretty clear: The Android ecosystem is looking less secure month by month and year by year. This implies that it's not a question of if a big breach will take place, but when.
In comparison, iOS' share of threats stood at just 0.7 percent in 2012.
Like Mac users, Android loyalists are likely to argue that these security warnings are of little worth, pointing out that -- so far as anyone knows -- few people have been seriously impacted by security problems on their platform; at least, not yet.Gettin' what you pay forIn truth, Android users are already being impacted by some malware variants, as F-Secure explains: "A large portion of this number was contributed by PremiumSMS -- a family of malware that generates profit through shady SMS-sending practices -- which unleashed 21 new variants." [ link to blogs.computerworld.com] Last Edited by Switchblade on 03/08/2013 10:54 AMUnity is the great goal toward which humanity moves irresistibly. But it becomes fatal, destructive of the intelligence, the dignity, the well-being of individuals and peoples whenever it is formed without regard to liberty, either by violent means or under the authority of any theological, metaphysical, political, or even economic idea. That patriotism which tends toward unity without regard to liberty is an evil patriotism, always disastrous to the popular and real interests of the country it claims to exalt and serve. Often, without wishing to be so, it is a friend of reaction – an enemy of the revolution, i.e., the emancipation of nations and men.
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03/08/2013 10:57 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Apple's Phil Schiller tells Android users, 'Be safe out there' I am getting bad kharma points because someone from apple made a good point? that's just stupid. If Phil Schiller was from Google saying the same thing I would get all kinds of Good Kharma and a 5 Star rating for the post. read the article forget who signs his paycheque. Unity is the great goal toward which humanity moves irresistibly. But it becomes fatal, destructive of the intelligence, the dignity, the well-being of individuals and peoples whenever it is formed without regard to liberty, either by violent means or under the authority of any theological, metaphysical, political, or even economic idea. That patriotism which tends toward unity without regard to liberty is an evil patriotism, always disastrous to the popular and real interests of the country it claims to exalt and serve. Often, without wishing to be so, it is a friend of reaction – an enemy of the revolution, i.e., the emancipation of nations and men.
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03/08/2013 11:12 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Apple's Phil Schiller tells Android users, 'Be safe out there' Why did he bother to place a "C" in his name? |
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03/08/2013 11:59 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Apple's Phil Schiller tells Android users, 'Be safe out there'
Anyone who subscribes to premium text deserves what they get. Of course that's where this malware is coming from. Android is proving to be more popular so the malware writters will go with the odds there. Just wait until iTunes is compromised. Then we'll see who's more secure. |
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03/08/2013 12:14 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Apple's Phil Schiller tells Android users, 'Be safe out there' When you actually consent into installing malware into your phone/computer/whatever it's not the OS's fault that you are an idiot. |
