In terms of market share, Android may be on its way to dominating the mobile space the same way that Windows dominated the desktop/laptop arena. Malicious and high-risk Android apps are becoming more sophisticated. An “arms race” between Android attackers and security providers is likely to occur in the coming year, much as one occurred a decade or more ago over Microsoft Windows. Google has made improvements to the Android platform’s security. App scanning in the form of Bouncer was first introduced in February and integrated into devices with the use of the latest Android version—Jelly Bean (Android )—later in the year
