A REPORT FROM TREND MICRO

VIA

PC MAGAZINE



Guess what the report was about?? I'll give you 3 tries and the first 2 don't count. What? "Android" you say? Yes, very astute of you Mr. Holmes!

To quote the very beginning of PC Magazine's Stephanie Mlot: 

"Android smartphone users, beware — malware on Google's mobile platform saw a nearly sixfold increase in the third quarter, according to Trend Micro.

The number of high risk and dangerous apps targeting Android users jumped from 30,000 in June to 175,000 in September, Trend Micro said in its third quarter security roundup."

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IOS) to get some anti-virus protection for your smarphones and tablets. You can read the rest of Stephanie's article HERE.

I do have a minor, personal peeve. I like and use Norton/Symantec products (have been for over a decade), and when you install the product there are two boxes you can check/un-check: 1. Would you like to get emailed security alerts, and 2. Would you like to help Symantec by submitting blah-blah-blah. I've never clicked on that choice, but have always selected email security alerts, and I've yet to receive one. You can't knock a great product for someone dropping the ball on email alerts, but it would be nice to get them, rather than having to spend several hours viewing a half dozen websites to get the latest news and post it here for you to read. Okay, peeving over.....

'Nuff Said,
Brian