Syrian malware relies heavily on social engineering and leveraging trust in order to achieve rapid propagation and infection, the anti-virus and Internet security software company said in a statement.
Although the Philippines topped the SEA region in having APT activities, it only ranked fifth among the ten APJ countries included in the report. Unlike other cyberattacks, APT bypass traditional defenses like firewalls, next-generation firewalls, IPS, anti-virus, and security gateways.
Security firm Kasperky Lab, which uncovered the first cyberweapons in 2012, said Turla, also known as Snake or Uroburos, is one of the most sophisticated ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns.
Announcing the First Annual Connected Cars Study that seeks to provide an overview of the connected car market, Kaspersky Lab said motorists can no longer ignore safety concerns about the communications and Internet services included in the new generation of connected cars.
With the rapid rise of malicious and high-risk mobile apps in a game-loving nation like the Philippines, security firm Trend Micro has gathered mobile game developers from around Asia to set up the Safe Gaming Alliance, signifying its new focus on the mobile gaming industry built upon its experience in the mobile and social networking space.
Be forewarned that many of the websites that claim to be World Cup streaming services will harm the system and can steal credit card information, if users will let them.
DDoS attacks are designed to infiltrate websites by flooding the site's origin server with bogus requests, often from multiple locations and networks, resulting in slow page loads or a complete blockage of legitimate site traffic.
Smart Communication?s official Twitter account was reportedly breached around 3:30 in the afternoon on Monday, June 23, but the company was able to wrest control of its social media account immediately.
