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Android has 79% of threats to mobile devices

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:00:25 +0000

Android, Google’s mobile operating system, accounted for 79% of digital threats created for mobile devices in 2012. A year earlier, that figure was 66%, and in 2010, 11%. The data was released this Thursday (7) by F-Secure, a Finnish security software company. The company identified 301 new threats and variants targeting smartphones and tablets exclusively during the year.

Have you bought your Mother's Day Gift yet?

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:20:43 +0000

Today we use the internet for almost everything, and as you’d expect, many people will leave buying Mom’s gift until the last minute, and for those thinking of shopping on the internet we have some tips released by a major online security company, Kaspersky, to help you protect yourself and shop more safely. According to specialist Fabio Assolini, consumers can avoid being deceived by paying attention to basically five details when making transactions on the web.

Malware

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:04:09 +0000

Viruses are known for the damage they do to our computers, but this week a virus was reported that damages our bank accounts and also causes insecurity about using a tool that’s already part of many Brazilians’ daily lives, internet banking.

According to an analysis by the security site “Linha Defensiva”, the virus active in Brazil manipulates the “payment code line” of bank payment slips accessed on the internet, modifying the account’s numerical code and thus diverting payment to another account.