SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept.2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
- Cyber-Criminals Targeting Mobile Devices and Social Media Sites
SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today issued its mid-year cyber-threat intelligence bulletin. The bulletin reveals that businesses are increasingly under attack by cyber-criminals who seek to exploit employees connecting to corporate networks via mobile devices and their rising use of social media. Growth in Android-based malware and social media scams such as click-jacking on Facebook and malicious links sent over Twitter are creating new and heightened levels of business vulnerability from data intrusion, theft and loss. Productivity and profitability are also compromised due to network and application downtime. Data for the bulletin was sourced from the SonicWALL Global Response Intelligent Defense (GRID) Network™, which gathers, analyzes and correlates billions of dynamic, real-time global cyber-threats.
Said Boris Yanovsky, SonicWALL vice president of software engineering: "Cyber-criminals are focusing their attention on penetrating corporate networks and data through mobile workflow and applications. Employees innocently surfing dating sites via a mobile device or PC, that are in fact fake sites, or clicking on offers on Facebook such as a free McDonald's meal that are click-jacking scams, can have a catastrophic impact on data security, business continuity and profitability."
Key findings of the mid-year cyber-threat intelligence bulletin include:
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About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. For more information, visit http://www.sonicwall.com/.