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Infographic: How do Android and iOS Match Up on Security?

Once again, Veracode has crafted up an infographic, this time comparing how Android and iOS stack up against each other when it comes to mobile security.

Veracode, which provides static and dynamic application security testing solutions, noted that greater adoption of smartphones has led to greater security concerns and increased awareness of related vulnerabilities.

Once again, Veracode has crafted up an infographic, this time comparing how Android and iOS stack up against each other when it comes to mobile security.

Veracode, which provides static and dynamic application security testing solutions, noted that greater adoption of smartphones has led to greater security concerns and increased awareness of related vulnerabilities.

The company pointed out, that together, Android and iOS account for more than 75 percent of all U.S. smartphone subscribers, according to comScore’s November 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share report.

The latest infographic examines the security features of Android and iOS while also comparing respective strengths and weaknesses, and includes a list of 10 steps that enable mobile users to protect their smartphones from hackers. The image also outlines the similarities and differences between the security features that Android and iOS offer as well as a potential weakness of each platform.

Android Vs. iOS on Security

As SecurityWeek’s Brian Prince points out in a recent article, mobile malware isn’t the only threat organizations should worry about. “Weak security in [mobile] apps can clutter the security landscape and pose a threat to users and organizational data as well,” he noted. He followed with advice shared by security professionals that developers can take into consideration when it comes to keeping mobile applications secure.

Developer Resource: 2011 Device Developers’ Security Report

On Demand Webcast: Protecting Data in Mobile Apps

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For more than 15 years, Mike Lennon has been closely monitoring the threat landscape and analyzing trends in the National Security and enterprise cybersecurity space. In his role at SecurityWeek, he oversees the editorial direction of the publication and is the Director of several leading security industry conferences around the world.

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