Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Go online for five minutes. Visit a few webpages. How many pictures do you see? With the media rich nature of the web, chances are your answer is in the hundreds. It is in this space the future of malicious cyber…
Video: Angry Birds Space Trojan & Drive-by Android
On Monday, we released our Mobile Threat Report for Q1, and in that report we mention there’s a growing number of mobile trojans that “deliver on their promises”. What do we mean by … View full post on National Cyber Security
Android Trojan copies PC drive-by malware attack
Researchers have noticed one of the first examples of Android ‘drive-by’ malware from an ordinary website, a dangerous type of automatic attack more commonly used to infect Windows PCs. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Android Trojan copies PC drive-by malware attack
Researchers have noticed one of the first examples of Android ‘drive-by’ malware from an ordinary website, a dangerous type of automatic attack more commonly used to infect Windows PCs. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Drive-by download Android malware delivered on hacked websites
Android malware is being spread by hacked websites in a new attack vector crafted for the mobile operating system, according to analysts at Lookout Mobile Security. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Mac malware exploits unpatched drive-by Java vulnerability
Malware striking Mac computers is making the headlines again, this time exploiting a drive-by vulnerability in Java that has left Apple users dangerously exposed to attack. The new Mac malware exploits a Java vulnerability (known as CVE-2012-0507), that Apple users are still not patched against. Apple users won’t feel any…
Six ways to prevent drive-by download malware attacks
In the first quarter of 2011, enterprise users encountered an average of 274 web-based malware attacks, a 103 percent increase over 2010, according to research from Cisco ScanSafe. Why the dramatic increase? One major cause is the growing number of drive-by download attacks. Drive-by downloads are an especially pernicious method…
Six ways to prevent drive-by download malware attacks
In the first quarter of 2011, enterprise users encountered an average of 274 web-based malware attacks, a 103 percent increase over 2010, according to research from Cisco ScanSafe. Why the dramatic increase? One major cause is the growing number of drive-by download attacks. Drive-by downloads are an especially pernicious method…
6 Ways to Defend Against Drive-by Downloads
In the first quarter of 2011, enterprise users encountered an average of 274 web-based malware attacks, a 103 percent increase over 2010, according to research from Cisco ScanSafe. Why the dramatic increase? One major cause is the growing number of drive-by download attacks. Drive-by downloads are an especially pernicious method…
Multifunctional malware, staged drive-by attacks to rise in 2012
Automated toolkits with business models that include rental agreements and constant updates will gain considerable improvements in 2012, with many attack kits being primed with new features that enable even the least tech-savvy cybercriminals to hone malware in 2012 for highly targeted attacks. It all starts with a blob of…