Users
are once again questioning data security. According to a recent report, 100
million smartphones working on older Android versions are at greater risk of
hacking. Which cybersecurity firm? Accordingly, Google is no longer providing
updates to smartphones. The most common target for hackers is the device
working on the old Android OS due to no update.
OS 6 or older in 40% of devices
Google
now rolls out security patches for Android 10, 9 Pie and 8 Oreo only. The risk
of theft of personal data of users who are using smartphones with Android 7 or
older has increased significantly. Last year, Google released data that said 40
percent of the devices worldwide are still on Android or older.
Updates should provide accurate information
In
order to prove their report true, the security firm purchased many devices with
Android OS and infected them with malware virus. The virus easily reached all
these devices due to no security update. Researchers emphasize that, for the
security of data, it is imperative that smartphone companies inform users about
all updates to the device.
Closes the security update in one year
Google
is still providing security updates to Pixel and Android One devices for up to
three years. On the other hand, manufacturers stop providing security patches
after a year or two. The security firm said Android devices should have a
longer security update like Windows and iOS.
Regarding the update Apple and Microsoft
forward
Apple
is very serious about the security of its users. That is why the company gave
the iPhone SE in 2016 the iOS 13 launched last year. This is the way Windows 7,
released in 2009, stopped receiving updates this year.
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