Android a secure future at last? [Communications Security]

Android, the smart phone and tablet operating system of the moment according to some, celebrated its fourth birthday last November. However, it hit the headlines in a big way throughout the year owing to an apparent tidal wave of malware that infected the apps - the software that loads on to the platform available on the mobile Internet. Android has developed against a backdrop of an experienced cybercriminal fraternity that has enriched itself by finding ways of subverting desktop Internet users, using a mixture of phishing, targeted attacks and, of course, all manner of malware.