Nokia Malware Report: Your Phone Is Not Safe

The Bi-yearly Nokia Malware Report is here and it does not look good for smartphone users. All the findings in this report is generated from data collected by Nokia’s NetGuard Endpoint Security solution for Networks. The report highlights the rise of malware infections targeting smartphones by 400%, which were the top malware targets. Smartphones accounted for 85% of all mobile device infections in the second half of 2016. Both Android and iOS smartphones are the target of malware infections. Meanwhile, PCs’s infections saw a decline in 2016.

According to Nokia, this is how the report is generated. “The Nokia Threat Intelligence Report aggregates data from deployments of the Nokia NetGuard Endpoint Security (NES) network-based anti-malware solution. NES analyzes traffic patterns from within service provider networks for evidence of malware infections in more than 100 million devices worldwide, including mobile phones, laptops, notepads and a broad range of IoT devices.”

Kevin McNamee, head of the Nokia Threat Intelligence Lab, said: “The security of IoT devices has become a major concern. The Mirai botnet attacks last year demonstrated how thousands of unsecured IoT devices could easily be hijacked to launch crippling DDoS attacks. As the number and types of IoT devices continue to proliferate, the risks will only increase. Nokia’s network-based security can help address this growing threat by detecting activity before a DDoS attack occurs, enabling service providers to take corrective actions that mitigate the impact.”

Nokia Malware Report: How to keep your phone safe

If you want to read the full report, check out Nokia website. If you want to know how to keep your phone safe from all the danger of the internet, check out this article where we give you 5 tips to protect your device.