week 5

92% of Top 500 Android Apps Carry Security or Privacy Risk

            The main point of this article is to highlight the security risk associated with downloading the Android mobile applications and how users are educated about this mater. A new research done by Metalntell found that460 of top 500 Android applications used non-secure communication protocols. In other words, what means is that 92% of the Android applications create a security or privacy risk. In addition, the study states that users are willing to share their personal information for free apps in return. When talking a closer look at the data, security experts suggested that 42% of the applications should not be available for consumers due to high security risks associated with these apps. I agree that users should educate themselves about the potential apps security risk and that people should be caution about downloading apps.

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/36612/92-of-top-500-android-apps-carry-security-or-privacy-risk