In the last few years, phishing activities have increased exponentially and migrating to mobiles, as many security threats. RSA’s October Online Fraud Report 2012 confirmed a large increase in phishing attacks, which have been up 19% over the second half of 2011. The total loss for the different organizations has reached $2.1 billion over the
Read More...More than 515 million of smartphone and 131 million tablets have been sold worldwide upto today. These mobile Internet users are of much interest to hackers, especially since 75% of them do not protect their smartphone. This is quite worrying especially when you know that in 2012, malicious applications have been multiplied by 82. By
Read More...In 2012 only, according to Symantec group, cybercrime amounts to a cost to consumers of $110 billion, affecting almost 1.5 million people per day in their business. As people spend more time online, so do criminals. Even bank accounts are being compromised and cellphones hacked. More and more cybercriminals operate internationally, often using substantial infrastructure.
Read More...The UAE, ranked as one of the most highly spammed countries worldwide for the last 2 years will continue to be a target for cybercrime attacks for businesses and individuals in 2013, according to Symantec security company. The UAE experienced a spam rate of 73 % in 2011, and over the past six months, it
Read More...The online security and personal privacy of iOS 6 users is a concern, after Apple turned back on the UDID tracking on new Iphone 5 and the rest of iPhones, iPads and iPods touch with updated iOS to 6. What is a UDID and why is it a concern for iOS 6 users? UDID is
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