IMPI: Is this SA startup going to become the Symantec of the mobile age?

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With its growing popularity, the Android mobile platform, much like Windows, is rising to number one on the cybercriminal hit list.

At the end of 2012, Trend Micro reported 350 000 “malicious” and “high-risk” Android apps — up from a mere 1 000 in 2011. The security firm notes that it took Windows 14 years to reach this threat level, while Android managed it in three.

What types of carnage did mobile malware cause? While 605 new malicious families were detected in 2012, the most common type was the “premium service” abuser.

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