A recent report by Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) indicate a potential increase in the threat of attacks on mobile devices. This encouraged more widespread platform users of mobile devices that attract the attention of attackers.
This report comes from data gathered by the tens of millions of Internet censorship, direct research, and monitoring of active communication hackers. The aim is to provide global insights on the condition of Internet security. Left ISTR Volume 16 research was initiated from January 2010 until December 2010.
“We cannot deny that our lives are surrounded by activities that use information technology. Gadgets such as cell phones, laptops, iPad, Galaxy Tab, or whatever it is, have become a thing that we must take it to everywhere. We can online where only, socialize in cyberspace at any time, “said Darric Hor, General Manager of Symantec for Indonesia and the Philippines, in a press conference Symantec Symposium 2011″ Be Prepared To Take Control “at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Jakarta, Wednesday (04/27/2011) .
Symantec reported, in 2010, most attacks of malicious programs (malware) on mobile devices is a Trojan horse program that masquerades as a legitimate application / genuine.
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