8 STOPPING THE MOBILE BOT THREAT
Lannon Rowan, January 2011
We all know that we need security software on our PCs, but how many of us have protection for our smartphones? Lannon Rowan MBCS examines the threat of botnets to mobile devices.
The current worst challenges that are faced daily by security and risk management originate from blended threats and web 2.0. The notion of a blended threat is an attack that targets different areas of the network.
Since 2007, attacks have been gaining in complexity and as such require new security approaches. Web 2.0 has added to the problem by allowing users to operate in real time in any location at whatever time they want. Security research findings show a 250 per cent increase in malware from 2009 to ...
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