While a common type of cyberattack will often be through phishing scams (email), McAfee has made predictions of what will occur in the upcoming year. With the current trends of smartphones and social networks, these are increasingly becoming a target of malicious attacks. Popular targets will include:
Location Tools, such as Foursquare and Facebook Places: Hackers can then easily observe your interests, and create an attack founded upon this information.
Social Networks, such as Facebook and Twitter: Similarly, hackers can view a lot of information about you and better target their scams.
URL Shorteners, such as bit.ly and tinyurl.com: This hides the real name of the link so users don’t actually know what they are clicking.
Smartphones: All mobile devices are subject to an increased cyberattacks due to their growing popularity.
Mac OS: Since Apple products are becoming more popular, more viruses may be geared to their operating systems now.
This is a reminder that the latest technology trends are going to be subject to malware attacks in the future. If you have any questions about your current virus protection, feel free to contact CMIT. Read the full article from CNN here.
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