AVG to acquire DroidSecurity
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based
DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based protection of smartphones, tablets and other devices running on
Google's Android operating system.
DroidSecurity's mobile security app, antivirus free, consistently ranks in the
top 50 most popular apps for the Android platform and last month saw its 4.5-millionth download.
On completion of the acquisition, DroidSecurity will become a wholly owned subsidiary of AVG, continuing
to operate from Israel. The company's CEO and co-founder, Eran Pfeffer, will become the general manager of AVG's
Mobile Solutions Team.
The first known trojan affecting smartphones running the Android operating system was observed in the wild in
August 2010, and with smartphone devices and applications
for the platform proliferating at pace, Android is likely to see
many more attacks in future.
The December issue of Virus Bulletin will include an analysis of the first Android trojan. The issue will be available
to subscribers from early December. Subscription details can be found here.
10 November 2010
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This acquisition kickstarts AVG's entry into the mobile security marketplace. Their CEO had been blogging about the mobile market early in the year. A number of internet security vendors have had mobile security offerings (not for droid, obviously), for awhile. It's not just about smart phones, though. craig kensek
by craig kensek, 10 November 2010, 16:08
