Posted on Wednesday, 24th August 2011 by Archie Norton
Digital security firm viaForensics recently issued a report that found some startling discoveries when it comes to mobile security. The company evaluated 100 popular consumer apps running on Android and iOS, and found that 76 percent of users store usernames, while 10 percent store passwords as plain text. Those 10 percent included popular sites such as LinkedIn, Skype, and Hushmail.
Today, we are speaking with Andrew Hoog, Chief Investigative Officer, viaForensics, about this study.
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