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Cable & Telecom

January 24, 2011 12 years ago

Scammers eye mobile platforms, says security report

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SAN JOSE, CA – Cybercriminals have begun shifting their focus towards smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile, according to Cisco’s 2010 Annual Security Report.In response to the last decade of cyber-exploits targeting PC operating systems, PC platform and application vendors have shored up security in their products and taken a more aggressive approach to patching vulnerabilities.  As a result, scammers are finding it harder to exploit platforms that were once their bread and butter, in particular, Windows-based PCs.The report also found that 2010 was the first year in the history of the Internet that spam volume decreased.Looking ahead, the report notes...
 

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