Cell Phone Acting as a Portal for DNS and Internet Security Threats

Release Date 8 Feb, 2011 in TMCnet

McAfee blames Adobe for smartphone insecurity Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - 8 Feb, 2011 INSECURITY OUTFIT McAfee claims that Adobe's Flash and PDF software are the primary targets for malware authors. ...
	Cellphone security threats rise sharply: McAfee Reuters - Georgina Prodhan, Steve Orlofsky - 8 Feb, 2011 A customer looks at an iPhone 4 at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York, in this June 24, 2010 file photo. LONDON (Reuters) - Cellphone security threats ...
McAfee: Mobile malware soars, spam drops Bizjournals.com - 8 Feb, 2011 Mobile malware jumped 46 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to a report from McAfee. Santa Clara-based McAfee said 20 million new ...
Cybercriminals transitioning from email, surging on smartphone platforms in 2011 Appolicious - 8 Feb, 2011 Likewise, the black-hat criminals push their malware to more popular platforms because that's where they can do the most damage. ...
Cell Phone Acting as a Portal for DNS and Internet Security Threats TMCnet - Jaclyn Allard - 8 Feb, 2011 McAfee, Inc., recently distributed its 2011 Threat Predictions report, outlining the top threats that researchers foresee in DNS and ...
MCAFEE : Q4 Threat Report Identifies New Attacks on Mobile Devices; Malware ... 4-traders (press release) - 8 Feb, 2011 McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today released the McAfee Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2010, revealing a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms. ...
Mobile malware up 46% in 2010, says McAfee ComputerWeekly.com - 8 Feb, 2011 Malware targeting mobile devices rose 46% in 2010, according to the latest quarterly threat report from security firm McAfee. The key finding of the report ...
	Smartphone malware threats rise sharply, warn security experts Metro - 8 Feb, 2011 Security attacks on smartphones are rising sharply as more people access the internet on the move, a report claims. Malware attacks designed to harvest data ...
	Smartphone malware on the up PC Advisor - Carrie-Ann Skinner - 8 Feb, 2011 Malware aimed at smartphones rose by 46 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year, says McAfee. According to the security firm's security report of Q4 ...
Smart phone security threats on the rise MicroScope (blog) - Simon Quicke - 8 Feb, 2011 Smart phone security threats are becoming an increasing problem as hackers target the growing number of users using their handheld devices to store ...
	McAfee warns of sharp increase in mobile security threats Computing - Stuart Sumner - 8 Feb, 2011 Instances of malware targetting smartphones and tablets rose by almost 50 per cent in 2010 compared with 2009, according to security vendor ...
	Mobile devices face greater threat from malware TechEye - Matthew Finnegan - 8 Feb, 2011 Security threats to mobile devices increased last year as the continued popularity of smartphones and tablets offered new possibilities to cybercriminals. ...
	McAfee: Mobile Security Threats Growing Dramatically Mobile Marketing Watch - 8 Feb, 2011 According to McAfee's fourth-quarter threat report, cellphone security threats grew significantly in 2010, as “a proliferation of Internet-enabled mobile ...
Businesses must learn how to defend against cyberattack, says McAfee ComputerWeekly.com - 8 Feb, 2011 Cybercrime has thrived over the past decade according to recent reports from security firm McAfee, but business can expect even more dramatic change in the ...
	Mobile attacks soar by 46% PC Pro - 8 Feb, 2011 By Reuters In its fourth-quarter threat report, McAfee said new mobile malware threats increased by 46% last year compared with 2009. ...
Annual spam rates fall to 2006 levels V3.co.uk - 8 Feb, 2011 McAfee's fourth-quarter 2010 security report shows that spam has fallen to its lowest point since 2006. Spam fell by 62 per cent from the start of the year, ...
	Mobile cyber threats are getting worse VentureBeat - Dean Takahashi - 8 Feb, 2011 Malware of all kinds keeps spreading on computing platforms. But mobile malware grew at a particularly fast clip in 2010, according to McAfee. ...