Peaches Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 January 12, 2011 8:21 AM PST Android more at risk than iOS, says Trend Micro by Don Reisinger When it comes to mobile security, Apple's iOS platform might get the nod over Android, according to security software maker Trend Micro. Speaking to Bloomberg yesterday, Trend Micro Chairman Steve Chang said that "Android is open-source, which means the hacker can also understand the underlying architecture and source code." Apple, he said in the interview, has been "very careful about it. It's impossible for certain types of viruses" to run on the company's iPhone. Chang specifically pointed to Apple's "sandbox concept that isolates the platform, which prevents certain viruses that want to replicate themselves or decompose and recompose to avoid virus scanners." For its part, Google told Bloomberg that its platform has safeguards in place that "limit the amount of trust a user must grant to any given application developer." http://news.cnet.com/security/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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