• TREND MICRO
  • ABOUT
Search:
  • Latest Posts
  • Categories
    • Android
    • AWS
    • Azure
    • Cloud
    • Compliance
    • Critical Infrastructure
    • Cybercrime
    • Encryption
    • Financial Services
    • Government
    • Hacks
    • Healthcare
    • Internet of Everything
    • Malware
    • Microsoft
    • Mobile Security
    • Network
    • Privacy
    • Ransomware
    • Security
    • Social Media
    • Small Business
    • Targeted Attacks
    • Trend Spotlight
    • Virtualization
    • Vulnerabilities
    • Web Security
    • Zero Day Initiative
    • Industry News
  • Our Experts
    • Ed Cabrera
    • Rik Ferguson
    • Greg Young
    • Mark Nunnikhoven
    • Jon Clay
    • William “Bill” Malik
  • Research
Home   »   Security   »   Reflections on the One Million Mark: A Threat Beyond the Android Platform

Reflections on the One Million Mark: A Threat Beyond the Android Platform

  • Posted on:November 7, 2013
  • Posted in:Security
  • Posted by:Christopher Budd (Global Threat Communications)
0

We recently reported that the number of malicious and high risk apps on the Android platform crossed the one million mark.  It’s important to note that this beats by a full quarter our CTO Raimund Genes’ prediction from November 2012 that we would cross this mark by the end of 2013.

Raimund took a few minutes to share his thoughts on the significance of this event and put it in historical context. It took 18 years for malware on the Windows platform to reach the 1 million mark. It’s only taken 5 years to cross this mark on the Android platform. Mobile malware is on “steroids” he says.

And there’s no reason to expect this situation to get any better anytime soon. As he notes, fragmentation, lack of support from carriers and handset makers exacerbate the situation.

Most importantly, the Android malware problem doesn’t just threaten people with Android phones. The battle against this problem consumes resources in the security industry and keeps them from preparing for the next big threat arena on the horizon: the Internet of Everything.

Click to see more of what he has to say.

And stay tuned for Raimund’s predictions for 2014 which will be coming in a few weeks.

Related posts:

  1. From 2014 to 2020: Seeing the Future in Tomorrow
  2. Android Insecurity – Why you need to secure your device
  3. Expect the Unexpected
  4. 2013 Annual Threat Roundup: Shadows on the Horizon?

Security Intelligence Blog

  • Our New Blog
  • How Unsecure gRPC Implementations Can Compromise APIs, Applications
  • XCSSET Mac Malware: Infects Xcode Projects, Performs UXSS Attack on Safari, Other Browsers, Leverages Zero-day Exploits

Featured Authors

Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)
Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)
  • Ransomware is Still a Blight on Business
Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)
Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)
  • Not Just Good Security Products, But a Good Partner
Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)
Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)
  • This Week in Security News: Ransomware Gang is Raking in Tens of Millions of Dollars and Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Fixes 17 Critical Bugs
Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)
Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)
  • Twitter Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
Rik Ferguson (VP, Security Research)
Rik Ferguson (VP, Security Research)
  • The Sky Has Already Fallen (you just haven’t seen the alert yet)
William
William "Bill" Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)
  • Black Hat Trip Report – Trend Micro

Follow Us

Trend Micro In The News

  • Detected Cyber Threats Rose 20% to Exceed 62.6 Billion in 2020
  • Trend Micro Recognized on CRN Security 100 List
  • Trend Micro Reports Solid Results for Q4 and Fiscal Year 2020
  • Connected Cars Technology Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
  • Trend Micro Asks Students How Their Relationship to the Internet Has Changed During COVID-19
  • Home and Home Office
  • |
  • For Business
  • |
  • Security Intelligence
  • |
  • About Trend Micro
  • Asia Pacific Region (APAC): Australia / New Zealand, 中国, 日本, 대한민국, 台灣
  • Latin America Region (LAR): Brasil, México
  • North America Region (NABU): United States, Canada
  • Europe, Middle East, & Africa Region (EMEA): France, Deutschland / Österreich / Schweiz, Italia, Россия, España, United Kingdom / Ireland
  • Privacy Statement
  • Legal Policies
  • Copyright © 2017 Trend Micro Incorporated. All rights reserved.