security threats
This white paper discusses in detail Android.Opfake, malware written for Android devices that use dummy sites that demand payment for applications or content through Short Message Service (SMS) messages.
If we had to summarize the year in security in a single word, I think it would have to be “explosive.” The incidents, stories, facts, new trends and intriguing actors are so big that it makes it very hard to come up with a top 10 of security stories of 2011. But by looking at these stories, we can get an idea of what will happen in 2012.
As organizations depend on the Web for online business applications, access to information, and communication with the public, it is increasingly getting important to adopt proactive protection policies to secure the IT environment. One way to do this is through real-time code analysis.
Most security software markets in the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region are expected to post strong double-digit growth in 2011, fuelled by the increasingly sophisticated threats and management overheads each organization and user face, according to research firm IDC.
This White Paper explains exactly what targeted trojans are, how they strike – and just how easy it is to fall prey to this form of industrial espionage. It underlines the scale of the potential losses that may result. But it also describes steps you can take to keep your organisation safe from this callous and cold-blooded threat.
New Zealand's Ministry of Education e-Learning unit needed a comprehensive threat management solution to provide adequate protection from viruses and other security threats across the schools in New Zealand.
This Symantec Hosted Services - MessageLabs white paper focuses on the emergence of covert information theft as a key tactic of malware propagators. Most importantly, the paper highlights the crucial danger points for any business that doesn’t defend itself against viruses which operate in the background.
Governments are increasingly offering “e-services” as a part of their “e- government” initiatives. However, with the creation of e-government services often leave back-end systems vulnerable to cyber attacks. Governments should consider web application firewalls as part of their security infrastructure to ensure application security.
The cold weather brings with it concerns about a resurgence in H1N1 and H5N1 - two scourges of the 21st century. Though not a solution to the health problem, the Web offers a potential to mitigate a pandemic.
