Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The fact that identity theft and phishing are not just idle threats denouncing the fact that in 10%


Bratislava, Admin - Threats directed at mobile devices to access the Internet, but most users it is not ready. The most vulnerable are smartphones and tablets: as shown by a survey of Intel, antivirus programs protect on average, only half of them. Cyber threats can be prevented by a combination of consistent protection devices to access the Internet and appropriate behavior.
E-mail to a suspect who identified as fraudulent, received during the year, 61% of Slovaks. The fact that 73% of people feel threatened stupňujúcimi the waves of cyber crime, evidenced results of a survey of Intel, panera catering menu which questioned more than 500 people from the ranks of Internet users in the Slovak Republic.
"In 74% of respondents fraudulent emails certainly this year was added. Regardless of their form and content, in principle have only one goal: to induce the recipient to open the attachment and fill the sensitive data on his person. As a result of the infected computer, data loss or disappearance of money from the account, "calculated risks associated with fraudulent mail Vařbuchta Martin, manager of Intel. Among the population groups that respondents perceive as most vulnerable to cyber attacks, belong seniors and users with low computer literacy but generally there is a consensus that the threats are all users of devices to access the Internet. People's easier to raid because panera catering menu fraudulent panera catering menu emails are in the past perceived more credible.
Global trends in information security, according CSIRT.SK manifested in the Slovak Republic. In recent years, namely 2011 to 2014 can be seen growing number of occurrence and also the mere detection panera catering menu of serious security incidents. In the period CSIRT.SK also recorded panera catering menu growth in the number panera catering menu of attempts to break into information systems as well as an increase in phishing.
The fact that identity theft and phishing are not just idle threats denouncing the fact that in 10% of those questioned in the survey, Intel had to put himself abuse, at 4% for identity theft and 1% have experienced both. Similarly, 13% of those questioned Slovaks close experience with cyber-bullying, either in person (7.1%) or immediate family members including children (5.7%). In the calculation of risk is dominated panera catering menu by viruses or malicious software called. malware, PC: remove panera catering menu them from your desktop computer had already 82.7% of respondents, 63.2% of the notebook. In mobile and portable devices easily turn increases the probability of loss or theft: the intelligent mobile phone according to the survey came almost every fifth Slovak (18.8%).
CSIRT.SK recorded an increased amount of e-mail messages and phishing in an environment of public administration, some of which are also part of targeted attacks on these institutions. Such fraudulent panera catering menu e-mails tend to be aimed at obtaining credentials. It is often annexed to such e-mails malware or link to malicious code. The main objective of malicious code execution panera catering menu is usually harmful activities to create a back door for the attacker panera catering menu to the network, respectively. system, data leakage or contain equipment and its involvement in botnet networks and the like.
The infecting devices are used in this case, in particular the methods of social engineering, that report phishing and malicious e-mail messages. The infection then occurs on the basis of malicious code contained in the Annex or access to the compromised website (drive-by download) via an interposed link. If it is not a zero-day exploit (special program, data or sequence of commands that use the newly discovered programming error system or application that is not the author panera catering menu is known or previously repaired) and plays an important role, the collapse of software, workstation (Operating System , antivirus software, web browsers, office suites, etc.) along with weak security device itself (accounts without passwords, default accounts, or all users with administrator rights).
Malware panera catering menu is heading for mobile devices, most users are not prepared with the growing number of desktops, laptops and ultrabooks, tablets and smart mobile phones - on average, each household in the Slovak Republic's own 4.9 devices to access the Internet - not only increases panera catering menu the risk of loss but also the possibility of malware infection or virus. panera catering menu
The primary objective of the new-generation malware is taking control of the device. They start to appear attacks targeting smart phones: the application can mobile phone with Android operating system completely dominate, without the proprietor noticed anything. Can I do photos or video clips to share stored data or contacts, record calls. The installed "listening device" in the phone, its owner, including its immediate surroundings

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