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Top predictions for 2015 were attacks on the Internet of Things which would focus on smart home automation, growing attacks on mobile devices, prominent data leaks of 2014 to keep cybersecurity in spotlight this year, scammers to continue to run profitable ransom scams and cloud to take to infinity and beyond.
David Hall of Symantec gives simple tips to protect yourself from phishing and identity thefts and your machine from virus and spam mail attacks.
According to a study by IT security solutions provider Symantec, while companies understood the need to protect information indicating high awareness levels, this did not translate into users deploying solutions to effectively protect corporate data. While 24 per cent of the respondents said their IT spends were about $1,500-5,000 (Rs 70,900-2,35,000), another 23 per cent said they invested less than $500 (Rs 23,637) annually on IT.
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Internet security company Norton Symantec has come up with a list of Top 100 Dirtiest sites, which could infect your computer with malware.
Representatives of Symantec, an internet security firm, said that the adult spam for February stood at 7 per cent
Internet users in India is attracting cyber criminals, as these are first-timers, who can be duped easily
"Nearly 83 per cent Indians have an online friend. Netizens are fast opening up to newer technologies such as instant messaging, social networking and texting that are being used to strengthen relationships to keep kids, parents and grandparents connected," said David Freer, vice- president (consumer business -- APAC & Japan), Symantec.
The holiday season is a time when spam mails not only flood inboxes with special offers and discounts, but also make merry by phishing for confidential information. With commercial online activity seeing an upturn, the threat of phishing rises concomitantly.
India continues to rank as the third top source of overall malicious activity including spam, malware, phishing hosts and bots
Cyber criminals are targeting enterprises and consumers based in tier-III cities. Internet bots (derived from the word web robots) are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. They are used for both commercial as well as malicious purposes.
In the past, users had to visit malicious sites or click on malicious email attachments to become a victim of a security threat. Today, hackers are compromising legitimate websites and using them as a distribution medium to attack home and enterprise computers.
The US accounted for the biggest share of all malicious activity (30 per cent), while Israel had highest malicious activity per internet user. China, accounting had the highest number of Bot-infected computers.
As the world shrinks, international cybercrime is growing in scope and sophistication.
With 10-12 million users, India is a good market for smartphone security software companies.
As much as 70% of the 20,900 users globally, reached through an online survey, say they use public wi-fi for checking e-mail, logging into social media accounts or sharing files.
On an average, Symantec reports two lakh malware submissions per month and anti-spyware product company Max Secure Software has identified over two lakh anti-spyware threats.
The US is the largest source as well as target of malicious computer activity in the world, a new survey has said.
Four out of every five children receive inappropriate spam e-mail touting get-rich-quick schemes, loan programs and pornographic materials, according to a study released on Monday by Internet security provider Symantec Corp.
'The major worry for everyone using Internet-linked devices today is whether the latest download on his smartphone or laptop is a bait from a digital hacker who is out to secure access to his hard-earned money,' notes T A Ramalingam, chief technical officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
Obscenity, cheating and sexual exploitation are India's leading cyber crimes, reports Chaitanya Mallapur.
Norton report says Indians putting themselves at risk over Wi-Fi usage
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According to the report, there are 42 million cyber crime victims every year on a pan-India basis. During the last year, 52 per cent of such victims had suffered attacks such as malware, viruses, hacking, scams, fraud and theft.
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'The absence of cyber security framework for ATMs is like a dream come true for hackers.'
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The global study covered 17 countries.
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With cyber criminals becoming savvier by the day, learning how to safeguard yourself is imperative.
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