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As security risks to internet-enabled devices reach an all-time high, Nokia has been highlighting the most pressing threats to user devices through its annual threat intelligence reports. According to the 2020 and 2021 reports, malware infections on both computers and mobile devices are on the rise\\u2014specifically through downloadable software that poses as something helpful or fun for users. And yet, proposed federal laws would weaken mobile-device protections at this critical time by forcing all hardware manufacturers to accept unvetted software applications or \\u201capps\\u201d in their digital marketplaces\\u2014a practice known as \\u201csideloading\\u201d that has been called out by the Department of Homeland Security specifically. (The department\\u2019s 2017 Mobile Device Security report stated that \\u201cusers should avoid\\u2014and enterprises should prohibit on their devices\\u2014sideloading of apps and the use of unauthorized app stores.\\u201d) This episode addresses the technical challenges sideloading brings into the process of keeping a secure mobile ecosystem.

To discuss how we can protect consumers\\u2019 financial and other personal data, Kevin McNamee, the head of Nokia\\u2019s Threat Intelligence Lab, joins Shane on the latest episode of \\u201cExplain to Shane.\\u201d Under Kevin\\u2019s leadership, the Threat Intelligence Lab analyzes thousands of mobile malware samples per day to help power Nokia\\u2019s network-based malware detection program.