Every week we seem to get the same kind of Android app story!

There is a risk associated with with downloading apps from the Google Play Store – even though Google is working on improving the privacy and security of the apps on offer there:

I really like this – more transparency in the Google Play Store and the way apps will use your personal information – Smart Thinking Solutions

Will this be a more strict Google Play store – Smart Thinking Solutions

Google is working on improving Android app privacy – Smart Thinking Solutions

However we published these two stories in the last 14 days:

Roaming Mantis targets both Android and Apple iOS. But there are more malicious apps out there than you probably realise… – Smart Thinking Solutions

Android Malware installed on over 3,ooo,ooo devices – Smart Thinking Solutions

And now this, this week:

New Android malware apps installed 10 million times from Google Play (bleepingcomputer.com)

Android smartphones are in use in many businesses, and I am sure staff are using them for work, storing and processing company information on them. Do you have a policy in place that exercises some control over how your people use their BYOD devices?