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I am getting in the mood to be wary of security on the internet. I think it is a big issue because sooner or later we are going to want to access a lot of our documents, spreadsheets and presentations on our smart device.

The best integration currently belongs to iOS with QuickOffice and Google Doc or Dropbox.

However the integration is minimal. There are some glitches that makes you NOT TRUST the system.

But what many professionals are looking for is checking their work documents and security and privacy is an issue here.

In this recent report by Symantec, it compares iOS vs Android and seem to think that iOS is less prone to hack but when jailbroken is pretty weak. Android is more secure than your windows operating system but very prone to malware.

It looks like your typical windows operating system debate and what I can say is that this will only be another money haven for the security firms.

Symantec says that mobile devices definitely do offer improved security over their PC counterparts. But unsurprisingly, given that Symantec sells mobile security solutions for enterprise, the firm also found that “major gaps remain” in the overall mobile security picture, especially when it comes to securing enterprise assets. Still, even given the company’s bias in this matter, the results of its comparison between iOS and Android reveal two very different approaches to safeguarding mobile users.

In the 23-page report, Symantec outlines how iOS specifically offers “strong protection against traditional malware,” due mostly to Apple’s app approval process and the way the company vets iOS app developers to identify and eliminate attackers. Google, on the other hand, doesn’t employ this kind of screening procedure, which Symantec agues has “led to today’s increasing volume of Android-specific malware.”

Jailbroken iOS devices, however, represent a system just as vulnerable to attack as home PCs, Symantec cautions. Of course, that just means that if you use a jailbroken iPhone, you should be extra careful about your browsing habits and about what software you download and install on your device. In mobile, as in traditional home computing, the most effective barrier against malicious attacks is always the user.