Comments on: Separating the hype from the reality in Android malware http://research.gigaom.com/2013/07/separating-the-hype-from-the-reality-in-android-malware/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: Colin Gibbs http://research.gigaom.com/2013/07/separating-the-hype-from-the-reality-in-android-malware/#comment-1812 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:42:12 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?post_type=go_shortpost&p=183305#comment-1812 Thanks for the comments, Fred.

You’re right that there’s no way for IT managers to control everything BYOD users do with their devices. Which is why education is the key: Businesses must have clear policies regarding activity on their mobile devices, they must make sure their employees know and understand those policies, and they must enforce them.

Mobile malware is a real threat, both within Google Play and (especially) in third-party app stores. But those threats are often blown far out of proportion by vendors of security software and by reporters and bloggers who parrot those claims.

]]> By: fredhstein http://research.gigaom.com/2013/07/separating-the-hype-from-the-reality-in-android-malware/#comment-1811 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:51:00 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?post_type=go_shortpost&p=183305#comment-1811 Curious about the phrase “entirely overblown”.

As an individual, with a current OS and using only Google Play and avoiding porn, I agree that it is easy to be secure

As for the IT manager, how does they control what all the BYOD users do? what App Stores or sites they visit?

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