The past year turned out to be an interesting introduction into the new types of threats users are facing as well as what they will continue to face, at greater levels, in the coming years.
We have continued to see the use of scammer and assumed guilt threats such as Ransomware and the emergence of even greater threats using similar tactics. We have seen the rise and fall of a very popular exploit kit and had an entire year of cautious surfing because of drive-by exploits and watering hole attacks.
Phone scammers have shown us that its not always safe to trust people who claim to be technical specialists and the battle against mobile threats has raged on in greater severity.
As we enter a new year, we can expect these threats to continue with more destructive force than we have ever experienced.
Full Article Here: http://blog.malwarebytes.org/news/20...threat-report/
We have continued to see the use of scammer and assumed guilt threats such as Ransomware and the emergence of even greater threats using similar tactics. We have seen the rise and fall of a very popular exploit kit and had an entire year of cautious surfing because of drive-by exploits and watering hole attacks.
Phone scammers have shown us that its not always safe to trust people who claim to be technical specialists and the battle against mobile threats has raged on in greater severity.
As we enter a new year, we can expect these threats to continue with more destructive force than we have ever experienced.
Full Article Here: http://blog.malwarebytes.org/news/20...threat-report/