Nokia: The infection rate of malicious code increased 400%, mainly on Android

Nokia's security research division said that in 2016 malware penetration rates increased by 400% compared to 2015.

Nokia's security research department has released the "Threat Intelligence Report" report for 2016. This is the Nokia data sheet on the detection of malware infections and vulnerabilities in the year. too.

According to Nokia, the rate of malware infections in 2016 is up 400% over 2015 and 85% of smartphones are infected.

Android is the most vulnerable platform because Google's ecosystem is currently the most popular worldwide. Because of this, hackers are paying special attention to Android over other platforms.

The malware infection between computers has been decreasing as users tend to migrate to mobile devices.

It is worrisome that the safety of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has grown rapidly in recent years. These devices are facing Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Nokia also offers network-based security solutions to address this problem.