Greetings
from Mobile Generated News® MoGN!
My
office computer was immobilized recently because of a Malware attack. I couldn’t open Microsoft Outlook and had
difficulty opening other programs. I had
to call our IT Specialist to figure out what was going on. He added an
anti-Malware program, scanned the hard drive and found that Malware was
impeding the path and stopping me from signing in properly. Although I was able to use my iPhone for
email and calendar functions during the time my computer was down, it made me
think whether my iOS devices could be similarly infected and separate me from
the outside world completely ‒ at least temporarily.
So
I began my research and found that we should always be vigilant by running
anti-virus AND anti-Malware scans on our computers and whether you have an
Apple, Android, Windows Phone or a Blackberry you can be vulnerable on your
mobile devices as well.
Because
Android has about 80%
market share, there is more Malware in cyberspace in search of your Smartphone
or Tablet. It’s a very good idea to
install an anti-Malware App on your Android device. Many Android enthusiasts boast about the open
architecture, however, the downside is that this same open framework makes it
more open to Malware as well. Google just
blocked a files sharing website because of Malware.
Windows Phones have not had
very much impact with a little over 2% market share. This translates to being fairly safe because
the malicious people that write the Malware won’t bother – at least for the
time being – because they will not want to waste their time.
Although
Blackberry is experiencing
diminishing sales, they run Java which has been vulnerable to Malware
attacks. If you are a Blackberry
diehard, be careful opening emails particularly with attachments.
Last
but not least are Apple’s iPhones, iPads and
iMac Computers. Over the last decade
they have a very good track record. We
chose to debut all of our Mobile Generated News® Apps on the Apple iOS because
we felt more confident, in our development phase, that the controls that Apple
has in place, and frequently criticized for, makes them less vulnerable to
viruses and Malware.
At
Mobile Generated News®, we want news
consumers to be able to interact with local and national media for free and
without worry about viruses and Malware.
We
believe that contributing to the news cycle is essential to our democracy. When newsworthy material is submitted to us,
we vet it for authenticity and then upload it to our newsfeed. Most often, viewers do not get to control what
they see on the news. Now, the MoGN App enables news enthusiasts to have a say
in the content they see on their televisions, web sites and newspapers. We are
trying to enhance the human experience when it comes to news. Download the
Mobile Generated News App and become a Citizen Journalist!
If
you are out and about and see news, weather or sports happening, send in your
Breaking News. If you have a story or opinion that’s worth sharing, record it
and send it in as well!
Search
for Mobile Generated
News in
the Apple App Store. And, you will see all of our related affiliate Apps.
The Univision-Mobile
Generated News Apps were
just released. In addition, you will find the Mobile Generated
News App for
Nationwide coverage; Entravision-Mobile
Generated News App and Serestar-Mobile
Generated News App.
All
of the MoGN Apps are currently available in English and Spanish with
French language coming soon!
And,
stay tuned for new affiliates joining the Mobile Generated News® Network team
in 2014. Start contributing today!
Remember,
if it is newsworthy, we will post it nationwide and you will see it on the MoGN
"Newsfeed" distributed to Broadcast Stations, Newspapers, Web Sites
and news organizations across the United States and soon around the World.
Mobile
Generated News®. Empowering the Next
Generation.
─Jeff
Wald, Mobile Generated News®, Los Angeles
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