SCARY STATS ON MOBILE MALWARE

Kaspersky's Security section is often filled with interesting facts, news on the latest Malware to hit the wire, and much more. They said that last year 92% of all mobile Malware was aimed at the Android system (Android based phones, tablets, etc.) and said -

"During the year, Kaspersky’s Internet security experts identified more than 35,000 malicious Android programs"

Their Article can be found HERE.

Related to that story, there appears to be a "Super-Malware" out on the Internet now, attacked Android phones. One of the things it does is have your phone dial one of those $10/minute phone numbers without you realizing it.

Jumping back to Kaspersky, there are links that are relevant to the article, especially one called "Smartphone Security Tips" and you can find that HERE.

And I almost forgot a Blog post by By Joshua Cannell on Malwarebytes site regarding 7 tips for keeping you PC safe this summer. You can catch that one HERE. I would have added 1 more, making it 8 tips with number one being "don't let your kids on your computer". I can't tell you how many times someone is working out of their house - the computer being their paycheck, and they let their 6-16 year old children use it for playing games online, Facebook, IM, and other easy targets that host malware.

I'm sure you don't want to see your client list, Quickbook data file, or any other important items required for your business to get deleted or corrupted beyond repair, so:

1. Break down and buy a used one for the kids, or
2. Make sure your login has a password, create a seperate login for them, but make it a limited account

'Nuff Said,

Brian