On Friday, scientists detected Zika virus in both urine and saliva for the first time, classifying the virus in the bodily fluid samples as “active.” That means the fluid samples are capable of transmitting Zika. This finding, coupled with recent reports of a sexually transmitted Zika case in Texas, indicates that…
ANDROID MALWARE FRAUD ‘RAMPANT’
Android malware is continuing to cause problems for end users with huge amounts of fraud going on, even if we haven’t seen massive outbreaks similar to those affecting PCs, security experts warned today. Of all Android malware seen in the first half of 2013, 77 percent was profit-motivated, according to F-Secure’s Threat…
Phl listed as among the sources of rampant cyber attacks in 2011
The Philippines is listed among DDoS (distributed denial of service) sources for 2011, this according to the latest report released by the Kaspersky Lab. View full post on russia cyber attacks – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Android Malware Not Rampant, Lookout Security Says
Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviors as other ad-supported apps. Symantec’s Kevin Haley, a director with the company’s security response team, said Friday that 13 apps, some available in Google’s official…
Palo Alto Networks Finds Unknown Malware Rampant In Enterprise Networks
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — New research from Palo Alto Networks conducted using the company’s WildFire(TM) malware analysis engine shows that targeted and unknown malware are a reality in enterprise networks today, finding hundreds of unique, previously-unknown malware samples on live networks. Every network that tested WildFire’s…
