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Trend Micro Has Outlined Its Security Predictions for 2014
Dec 13, 2013Trend Micro has outlined its security predictions for 2014, and it has forecast that one major data breach will occur every month next year. It has also predicted an increase in advanced mobile banking and targeted attacks, along with ...
Tags: Trend Micro, Security, data breach, internet, web
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Kaspersky Lab Has Revealed Research Results That Show an Increase in Malware
Nov 6, 2013Kaspersky Lab has revealed research results that show an increase in malware in the Middle East. The data, provided by Kaspersky Security Network, reveals that The UAE had the highest rate of attacks in the region, suffering 34% of all ...
Tags: Computer Products, Kaspersky, software
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The Number of Mobile Malware Apps Has Jumped 614 Percent in The Last Year
Jul 16, 2013The number of mobile malware apps has jumped 614 percent in the last year, according to studies conducted by McAfee and Juniper Networks. The Juniper study – its third annual Mobile Threats Report – showed that the majority of ...
Tags: Computer Products, Mobile Malware
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The Creation of Android Malware Is Now Mature Enough
Jul 1, 2013The creation of Android malware is now mature enough for there to be development cycles that mimic those of the legitimate software world, a report from Juniper Networks has concluded. According to the?firm's annual survey of the ...
Tags: Android, Software, Commercial Software, Computer Products
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Android Threats Could Be Mitigated by a Protection Feature Present in Android 4.2
Jun 26, 2013Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper ...
Tags: Android Threats, Apps, Android 4.2
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A Newly Discovered Trojan Program Exploits Previously Unknown Flaws in Android and Windows
Jun 13, 2013A newly discovered Trojan program exploits previously unknown flaws in Android and borrows techniques from Windows malware in order to evade detection and achieve persistence on infected devices. Security researchers from antivirus firm ...
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Android Smartphones and Tablets Are Under Attack
Jun 13, 2013Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina. The researchers ...
Tags: Computer Products
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The First Three Months of 2013 Have Seen a Surge in Spam Volume
Jun 3, 2013The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, as well as large numbers of samples of the Koobface social networking worm and master boot record (MBR) infecting malware, according to antivirus vendor McAfee. After ...
Tags: McAfee, Spam, MBR Attack
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The Global Mobile Payments Market Is Predicted to Exceed $1.3 Trillion in The Coming Years
May 28, 2013The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed US$1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber-crime gangs to exploit, according to a white paper published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). ...
Tags: Android, anti-phishing working group, anti-virus, APWG, banks, CNME
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Mobile Devices Are Getting Hit by a Boom in Malware Similar to The One
May 28, 2013Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday. "Mobile platforms, for a lot of attackers, represent a new target-rich ...
Tags: Mobile Malware, Computer Products, Android
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Mobile Malware Threats Increased 163 Percent to More Than 65,000 in 2012
Apr 16, 2013According to a new security report released today by NQ Mobile Inc., a global provider of mobile Internet services, mobile malware threats increased 163 percent to more than 65,000 in 2012. The company warns, however, that the problem is ...
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Security Software Vendor Bitdefender Launched 'antivirus Free' App on Android Platform
Apr 12, 2013Security software vendor?Bitdefender?has launched its 'Antivirus Free' app on the?Google?Android?platform to combat the growth in mobile malware.? The app promises a "fast and powerful antivirus solution that taps the latest in-the-Cloud ...
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The Number of Android Malware Threats Is Growing
Mar 12, 2013Recent reports from antivirus companies seem to suggest that the number of Android malware threats is growing. However, there are still many skeptics who say the extent of the problem is exaggerated. The security industry has an ...
Tags: antivirus companies, Android malware threats, credibility issue
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"Lots of Things Google Could Do" to Protect Users of The Android Platform
Feb 17, 2013There are "lots of things Google could do" to protect users of the Android platform from malware infection via the company's Play Store, says cyber security firm AVG's virus lab head, Pavel Krcma. "They could start scans of new packages ...
Tags: Google, Android platform, Play Store
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Mobile Spam and Phishing Attacks Will Increasingly Delivered by Mobile Malware Networks
Feb 16, 2013Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more secure than those of desktop or laptop computers, a report has found. Blue Coat ...
Tags: mobile spam, mobile, malware networks