By: Ian Mansfield | 21st Feb 2012 McAfee today released the McAfee Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2011, revealing that malware surpassed the company’s estimate of 75 million unique malware samples last year. Although the release of new malware slowed in Q4, mobile malware continued to increase and recorded its busiest…
Mobile users easily tracked through GSM network leaks
GSM cellular networks leak enough location data to give third-parties secret access to cellphone users’ whereabouts, according to new research from the US. “We have shown that there is enough information leaking from the lower layers of the GSM communication stack to enable an attacker to perform location tests on…
Mobile malware hits new high as cybercrims get smarter
Mobile malware hits new high as cybercrims get smarter Peter DinhamThursday, 16 February 2012 23:01 Business IT – Security Last year saw a record number of mobile malware attacks, with Google’s Android platform high on the target list, and with a new security report warning that cybercriminals are smarter than…
Juniper: Mobile Malware Increased 155% in 2011
From 2010 to 2011, Juniper saw instances of mobile malware in its network rise from 11,138 samples to 28,472. Juniper’s Mobile Threat Center (MTC) examined 793,631 applications across every major mobile operating system. The sources of these applications range from the official mobile OS app stores, third-party app stores, know…
Global Research Shows Mobile Malware Accelerating
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire -02/15/12)- Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR – News) released findings today from its 2011 Mobile Threats Report, showing that mobile malware has reached a new stage of maturation. The report, conducted by the Juniper Networks Mobile Threat Center — the only threat center in the world devoted exclusively to…
MAAWG Evolves Into M3 Tackling Messaging, Malware, Mobile
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire -02/14/12)- The online industry generally acknowledges that viruses and malicious code are spread through spam, yet it seems that malware and messaging security professionals rarely collaborate on threats despite the commonality of their work. The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group is pushing the industry to move beyond this…
Google Wallet Hack Raises Concerns Over Mobile Payment Security
Following the disclosure of security vulnerabilities with Google Wallet on Android, Google disables prepaid cards and advises users to enable screen locks. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Small Mobile business helps train cyber investigators across the globe
MOBILE, Alabama — When the U.S. government wants to help train foreign law enforcement officers on how to extract the hidden secrets of a laptop computer or a cell phone, it often turns to a small company in Mobile. View full post on computer forensic – Yahoo! News Search Results…
Mobile Malware Hosted on German Server Shows Diversity of Fraud
The ecology of mobile malware is beginning to take root and grow into a real wilderness as malicious software authors continue to penetrate the market. Fortunately, we have numerous vendors working to protect people’s phones. Recently, many antivirus and mobile security vendors discovered an interesting mix of malware being hosted…
2012-02-06 – SANS Institute to Host Inagural Mobile Device Security Summit
SANS Institute to Host Inagural Mobile Device Security Summit View full post on SANS Press Room View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements