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You may be surprised that nearly 2.2 billion smartphones and tablets will be sold to end users in 2014. With the number of smartphones and tablets on the increase and adoption of enterprise mobile computing on the rise, security breaches, malware attacks and exploitation of application vulnerability on mobile devices are maturing. By 2017, Gartner predicts that the focus of endpoint breaches will shift to tablets and smartphones. That indicates how important the subject of Mobile Security is and going to be in the future.
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Mobile SecurityTreading Through the Unsafe World
of Computing RAHUL NEEL MANI
EDITOR-DYNAMICCISO.COMGREYHEAD MEDIA
2014
Top Free & Paid Apps with Risky Behavior
TOP PAID APPS WITH RISKY BEHAVIORS: iOS & ANDROID
TOP FREE APPS WITH RISKY BEHAVIORS: IOS & ANDROID
SOURCE: APPTHORITY SUMMER 2014 APP REPUTATION REPORT
Cumulative Breakdown of Android Apps
14% 15%
14%
13%
6%
38%
MALICIOUS
SUSPICIOUS
UNWANTED
MODERATE
BENIGN
TRUSTWORTHY
THIS CHART REPRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF 4 MILLION ANDROID APPS. TOTAL THREAT TO ANDROID DEVICES ROSE 384% IN COMPARISON TO 2012 DATA. SOURCE: WEBROOT REPORT 2013
Cumulative Breakdown of iOS APPS
MODERATE7%
92%
1%
TRUSTWORTHY
BENIGN
THESE CLASIFICATIONS REPRESENT OVER 1 MILLION ANALYZED iOS APPS. SOURCE: WEBROOT REPORT 2013
What Data is Most Often Collected
SOURCE: APPTHORITY SUMMER 2014 APP REPUTATION REPORT
POPULARITY OF FREE APPS COMES AT A HUGE PRICE PAID TOWARDS PRIVACY AND SECURITY. YOUR APP IS FREE BUT YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS COMPROMISED
82% of top android free apps and 50% of top iOS free apps track user’s location followed by accessing address book and calendars
Where Does the Data Go
SOURCE: APPTHORITY SUMMER 2014 APP REPUTATION REPORT
71% of top free Android apps and 32% of top free iOS apps share your data with ad networks
WHAT IF THE APP IS FREE, THE DEVELOPERS HAVE WAYS TO GENERATE REVENUES
Mobile Malware: Spreading Faster
• In 2013 the rate of growth in the appearance of new mobile malware, which almost exclusively targets the Android platform, was far greater than the growth rate of new malware targeting PCs. In the last two quarters reported, new PC malware growth was nearly flat, while appearances of new Android samples grew by 33%. MCAFEE LABS 2014 THREAT PREDICTIONS
South Africa1.29%Romania 1.27%Japan: 0.93%Indonesia 0.80%Poland 0.77%Lithuania 0.50%
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Prevalence of Mobile Malware Infections, 2013
SOURCE: FORNINET 2014 THREAT LANDSCAPE REPORT
How’s It Harming
Trojans are currently the most common type of Mobile Malware. Most Trojans engage in one of the following activities:
– SMS Sending: Silently send SMS to premium-rate numbers or SMS-based subscription service
– File or App Downloading: Download and install unsolicited files or apps on the device
– Location Tracking: Silently track the device’s GPS location and/or audio or video to monitor users
– Bank Frauds: Silently monitor or divert banking related SMS messages– Data Stealing: Steal personal data such as files, contacts, photos and
other details– Fee Charging: Charge a ‘Fee’ for use/update/installation of a
legitimate (and usually free app)
