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Android

mobiles

have between 15 and 47 times more infections of malicious 'software' or 'malware' than devices that have the iOS operating system

, according to Apple in a recent report entitled

Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps

, a data that identifies in the so-called

slideloading

or lateral downloading of 'apps'.

The company points out in its report that terminals that are not manufactured by Apple are more likely to be '

hacked

' and infected by malicious viruses that endanger the personal data of their users.

In addition to highlighting this data, the brand co-founded by Steve Jobs has stated in this document that "

almost 6 million attacks per month

" were detected by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab in 2020 on the Android mobile devices of its customers.

To ensure this data, Apple has made reference in this report to the fact that Android's vulnerability is due to

slideloading

, that is, the

installation of applications from sources external

to an official and safe-use application store.

"Since Android supports lateral download,

malware

has been able to spread on that platform more easily. This makes Android 'smartphones' the

most common targets

," the company clarified in this report.

With this, this document details that "cybercriminals and hackers rely on lateral loading to spread pirated applications,

piracy and theft of intellectual property

", something that, according to Apple, is a disadvantage with respect to their devices.

Apple has defended its security system and has ensured in this report that, in the event that a malicious 'app' interferes with its system through the App Store, the company

removes it and blocks

any of its future variants.

Likewise, it has relied on data from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) to highlight the security offered by its devices.

It reported the detection of 230,000 new mobile malware infections per day during 2019 and the first months of 2020 on platforms that support

side loading such as Android

.

Another point that has stood out in its favor is the low need for iOS users to install an antivirus program, something that occurs on platforms that accept side downloads, which generates a cost: 3.4 billion dollars a year in these services.

And it is estimated that in 2021 there are

1.3 billion devices with a security solution

, four times more than in 2016, as the report shows.

Taken together, the report's data indicates that in the past four years, 15 to 47 times more infections have been identified on Android devices than on iPhones.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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