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.
The security industry, and the media that covers it, would be better served focusing on the tried-and-true motives for cybercrime, not conspiracy theories.
If something positive can come from a recent call by two hacking groups to expose corruption at governments and corporations, perhaps a fundamental change in cybersecurity can be it.
We all know what a difficult balancing act it is for businesses to provide both security and accessibility. Customers of Sony may not be in a forgiving mood, but if the company can learn from its mistakes, it may be able to re-establish trust.
Most PC owners are thinking about security protection from a pre-botnet perspective.
Until mobile malware becomes more pervasive, the current lot of smartphone security offerings can help users with other concerns.
Conventional wisdom that Mac OS X computers and mobile devices won’t be targeted or infected by cybercrooks is about to be disproven.
For privacy on the web to be achieved, end-users and website owners must strike an agreed-upon balance.
A recent mass-spreading email worm demonstrated how far user education, industry collaboration and technology have come to fight malware, but it also served as a reminder that the criminals remain one step ahead.
The widespread threat presented by mobile devices may not be imminent, but the warning signs are there.
