CIO: Experts bust Android security myths

A set of mobile security experts provides insight on the current state of Android security.

By James A. Martin
May 20, 2015

Thanks to its inherent "openness," the open source Android OS is vulnerable to a variety of security risks, but how often do people you know actually fall victim to Android malware or other attacks?

Is the Android security risk overstated? Is the Android risk really greater than the risks posed by its iOS and Windows Mobile counterparts? And what can users, and the enterprise IT departments that support them, do to better protect their Android devices?

We asked these questions, and more, to a variety of mobile security experts from companies including Cisco, Dell and Lookout. Here's what they had to say:

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