Appthority specifically focuses on the apps installed on these devices and screens them for malware and other security threats.
Consumers are also willing to experiment with new apps because they know that they have been screened for viruses, malware and other stability problems as part of the App Store's approval process.
They are also "increasingly used as vectors for malware, exploits and fraud".
2011 has been a bumper year for malware.
In this paper we present MAGMA, MultilAyer Graphs for MAlware detection, a novel malware behavioral classifier.
Cisco's 2014 Annual Security Report noted that although mobile malware was "not a significant percentage" of web malware encounters "it is still worth noting because mobile malware is clearly an emerging area of exploration for malware developers".
Machine learning techniques are widely used for malware detection.
Speaking at DefCon 2007, Thomas Holt revealed the results of his study, "The Market for Malware".
OS X is rock-solid, and is not a magnet for malware.
