With Google Android OS currently commanding 52.3% of the worldwide smartphone market, millions of smartphone users own devices running a variation of the popular OS, yet it appears some could be at higher risk for malware than others, as a new report discovered that phones employing an older version…
Fighting Malware and Cybercrime with Old School Criminology
It is an accepted axiom of computer and network security that the human being is the weakest link. Researchers at the University of Maryland are applying traditional criminology concepts to demonstrate that human beings may be the weakest link for the attackers as well. The insights learned may help improve…
IHC, Mac malware, Nerd New Year, Conficker and Privacy à la Google – 60 Sec Security
Watch the latest security news in just 60 seconds! Enjoy an IHC T-shirt sighting at Kiwicon; be unsurprised at yet more Mac malware; find out why Nerd New Year wasn’t; groan because Conficker just won’t go away; and get the feel for Privacy à la Google. View full post on…
‘Charlatans’ Said to Exaggerate Mobile Malware Fears
Security vendors are behaving like “charlatans and scammers” by peddling antivirus apps to protect consumers from smartphone malware, Google’s open source champion Chris DiBona says in an uncompromising attack on the industry. In recent weeks, antivirus vendors including Kaspersky Lab, McAfee and even infrastructure companies Juniper Networks and IBM, have…
Warning out vs fake iTunes ‘gift certificate’ malware
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who tried to leave the Philippines on medical grounds while election fraud charges were being prepared against her, is well enough to leave the hospital where she was arrested, she and her doctors agree. Article source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/warning-vs-fake-itunes-gift-certificate-malware-122805798.html View full post on National Cyber Security »…
Black Friday iTunes malware alert
24 November 2011 Last updated at 14:43 ET Security experts say the infected email offers users credit for iTunes music, games and video Criminals are targeting internet users with a new gift certificate scam, according to security experts. Users receive an email that claims to be from Apple’s iTunes store,…
Beware masquerading malware this holiday season
by Tony Bradley, PCWorld The Towson Hack: The mystery of vanishing iTunes credit Mac Security: Antivirus Mac Security: Fact and Fiction Spam fighters On the Internet, trust no one Live Update: iPhone Software 3.0 Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from the Security Alert blog at PCWorld.com. Tomorrow…
Jeff Gelles: Mobile devices usually safer from malware
Pick up a smartphone or tablet, and you’re picking up a small powerful computer. But does that mean it’s just as vulnerable as your laptop to malware? Could your phone start taking orders from a botnet, or record your calls and send audio files to an attacker? Could your tablet…
Jeff Gelles: Mobile devices usually safer from malware
Pick up a smartphone or tablet, and you’re picking up a small powerful computer. But does that mean it’s just as vulnerable as your laptop to malware? Could your phone start taking orders from a botnet, or record your calls and send audio files to an attacker? Could your tablet…
Android devices are ‘clearly today’s target’ for malware, study says
The Android mobile operating system is the most popular platform for new malware, according to a report. The McAfee Threats Report for the third quarter said there’s been a continued emphasis on mobile malware and that “Android is clearly today’s target.” Malware authors have gotten more clever, with Android malware…