Mobile malware is on the rise: Know how to protect yourself from a virus or stolen data Your email has been sent The phenomenon is not new: cybercriminals use and develop more and more mobile malware.

Google's mobile OS gets targeted by 275 out of 277 new malware "families" spotted last quarter by the security specialist. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Every business with BYOD and corporate mobile device users across the globe has been exposed to mobile malware, with an average of 54 attempts per company played out within a 12-month period, ...

In 2013 Android grew to a very large number: 87%. This was its share of the global smartphone market. It also grew to an even larger one: 97%. This was Android’s share of global mobile malware. All of ...

The overall number of attacks on mobile users is down, but they’re getting slicker, both in terms of malware functionality and vectors, researchers say. The number of cyberattacks launched against ...

Each we look at different apps that could pose a threat to mobile users. This week, F-Secure tips us to a malicious application that targets and disables mobile antivirus. Since my start in 2008, I've ...

When it comes to security, mobile threats are on the rise, according to the June 2014 McAfee Labs Threat Report released today. New mobile malware has increased for five straight quarters, with a ...

Looking only at the data provided by security firms, the world appears on the verge of a mobile malware apocalypse. The number of samples—which represent unique, but mostly automatically generated ...

In its annual breach investigations report, Verizon suggests that the threat of mobile malware for phones and tablets is much less than the providers of mobile security products would have us believe.

Mobile internet users are 1.3 times more likely to get struck by lightning than to be infected by mobile malware, found research by security firm Damballa. “News headlines indicate mobile malware is ...

Experts say there is more to mobile security than discussed in the report. Aug. 28, 2013— -- By the sheer number of Android devices available in the market today, there are more devices using ...

Banking malware has evolved to become a very common mobile threat, with a 50% increase in attacks this year compared with the first half of 2018, according to the latest cyber attack trends report by ...