Mobile security researchers present Android Malware Genome Project at IEEE

Android's openness, combined with its popularity, has lead a few of the developer faithful astray - with malware being a legitimate concern for the mobile operating system. To help combat the issue, Xuxian Jiang, an NC State researcher, has created the Android Malware Genome Project, which was presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security this week. The aim is to collect and analyse all the known malicious software, and share the findings so that more effective and preventative measures to be taken by the community.

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