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ThreatLabZ: Android catching up to Apple’s iOS in enterprise use

Enterprise adoption of Google’s Android operating system is quickly catching up to Apple’s iOS, according to ThreatLabZ, the research arm of cloud security company Zscaler. The company just released its third quarter “State of the Web” research infographic, which shows that Android accounted for 45.2% of all mobile device use in enterprises during the quarter while iOS accounted for 49.6%.

According to the survey, Android use grew by 22% in the third quarter over the second quarter, while iOS use dropped by 10%. Research In Motion’s BlackBerry OS fell by 31% to a mere 5% of all mobile device use in enterprises.

To discuss the report’s results, RCR Wireless News interviewed Michael Sutton, VP of security research at Zscaler. During the video interview, he talked about security concerns, mobile device management strategies, device manufacturers and operating systems competition, among other issues. He found, for instance, that of the iOS apps tested, 25% shared users’ personally-identifiable information with third parties.

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Roberta Prescott
Roberta Prescott
Editor, Americasrprescott@rcrwireless.com Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders. Roberta has worked as an IT and telecommunication journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. In July 2006, Prescott was promoted to be the editor-in-chief, and, beyond the magazine and website, was in charge for all ICT products, such as IT events and CIO awards. In mid-2010, she was promoted to the position of executive editor, with responsibility for all the editorial products and content of IT Mídia. Prescott has worked as a journalist since 1998 and has three journalism prizes. In 2009, she won, along with InformationWeek Brasil team, the press prize 11th Prêmio Imprensa Embratel. In 2008, she won the 7th Unisys Journalism Prize and in 2006 was the editor-in-chief when InformationWeek Brasil won the 20th media award Prêmio Veículos de Comunicação. She graduated in Journalism by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, has done specialization in journalism at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain, 2003) and Master in Journalism at IICS – Universidad de Navarra (Brazil, 2010) and MBA – Executive Education at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.