Troy Gill -- security analyst; AppRiver

Malware is finding a new place to wreck havoc: the smartphone. In fact, a recent study conducted by McAfee shows a 46 percent surge in malware and malicious software targeting mobile devices compared to one year ago. 

Cyber crooks are infecting popular mobile platforms through malicious applications and, unfortunately, no mobile platform is immune from the destruction it can cause. According to McAfee’s report, Symbian remains the most targeted mobile platform, though vulnerabilities in both the Android and Apple IOS should not be overlooked.