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Mobile Malware

Report finds 1,200 percent boom in Android malware

Marcos Colon May 23, 2012

The latest McAfee Threats Report revealed that the amount of Android malware still is soaring.

Android malware spreads via website-injection campaigns

Marcos Colon May 03, 2012

Mobile virus authors have adopted another tactic from their PC-sabotaging counterparts: infecting websites to spread their wares.

Mobile application assurance

Greg Masters February 01, 2012

While many mobile applications do what they're supposed to, countless others carry malware.

2011 was marked by a rise in hacktivism, an evolution in cyber crime toolkits, a preponderance of mobile malware -- namely on the Android -- and increased risks in social media. This resulted in "unprecedented public attention to [these] problems," said James Lyne, director of technology strategy at Sophos. In this video, Lyne describes how organizations can use this newfound cyber awareness to best respond to the challenges.

Android users share their "rage" for free Windows Phone

Angela Moscaritolo December 13, 2011

Android users have taken to Twitter to air their grievances about their phones, prompted by an unusual offer from a Microsoft employee

Malicious apps discovered in Android Market

Angela Moscaritolo December 12, 2011

Rogue developers uploaded malicious versions of at least a dozen popular games to the Android Market.

Preparing for mobile security emergencies

Lysa Myers, director of research, West Coast Labs November 29, 2011

Mobile malware authors have skipped the rudimentary phase and are immediately creating threats that mimic complex malicious code common in the traditional PC environment. But defense technologies are countering with sophistication of their own.

Twitter buys Whisper Systems for Android security

Dan Kaplan November 28, 2011

Twitter has acquired a start-up that makes security and management solutions for Android devices.

Google program manager: No virus problem for mobile

Dan Kaplan November 21, 2011

Google's open source programs manager launched a written tirade against mobile anti-virus companies, which he called "charlatans" and "scammers."

Video: The Android problem

Dan Kaplan November 15, 2011

In this interview, Harry Sverdlove, CTO of Bit9, describes to SC Magazine Executive Editor Dan Kaplan what the bring-your-own-device revolution means for organizations, and how they should best address the threat posed by endpoints such as the Android.

Trojans, Anonymous, Android threats dominate landscape

Greg Masters November 04, 2011

Three out of every four new malware strains created during the third quarter was a trojan, says a new report from PandaLabs.

Premium-rate SMS trojan shares code with SpyEye variant

Angela Moscaritolo October 27, 2011

A new piece of mobile malware targets Russian users of Symbian and Windows Mobile phones, and an Android strain may be in development.

Fake Android app mimics Netflix-for-mobile

Angela Moscaritolo October 12, 2011

A malicious app, masquerading as the online streaming video service Netflix, aims to steal information from Android users, according to Symantec research.

Beyond theory: Mobile malware

Dan Kaplan October 03, 2011

The "bring your own device" revolution means that skilled malware writers are going to pay more and more attention to pushing their wares on mobile endpoints. How should businesses respond?

Bring Android to work, safely

Gareth Maclachlan COO, AdaptiveMobile October 03, 2011

Securing Android - or any mobile device - will go beyond standard protection methods, says Gareth Maclachlan COO, AdaptiveMobile.

Android OS under attack from new trojan variant

Greg Masters September 13, 2011

A variant of the SpyEye trojan is targeting the Google Android operating system.

New Android spyware answers incoming calls

Angela Moscaritolo August 15, 2011

A new, malicious Android app disguises itself as Google+ and is capable of stealing data, as well as answering and recording incoming phone calls.

Zeus for Android steals one-time banking passwords

Angela Moscaritolo July 12, 2011

Researchers have discovered a new variant of the insidious Zeus trojan designed to run on Google Android smartphones, but the threat is minimal in the United States.

Threat of the month: AndroidOS/Smspacem

Don DeBolt, director of threat research, CA Technologies, ISBU July 01, 2011

Be on the lookout for new mobile malware that leverages trojan, bot and "logic bomb" tricks.

SC Congress Canada: Remediating mobile risks

Angela Moscaritolo June 15, 2011

Employee emails, contact lists, authentication credentials and sensitive company documents are some of the primary assets that must be protected on mobile devices.