Cyberattacks looming over India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

 

The Quick Heal Annual Windows and Mobile Malware Report, 2012, released by Quick Heal Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a leading player in India’s antivirus segment with about 35% market share, clearly reveals that India is under the grip of cyberattacks. The Quick Heal Research shows rapid increase of almost 90% in Windows malware and a mind-boggling increase of 170% in its modifications. The bad guys are also winning the war in the Mobile platform and have swarmed India. Virus attacks in the Mobile space have also started soaring at a rapid pace with 30% growth registered in 2012 and a phenomenal 80% increase in its modifications. The Mobile device malware has also reached a new stage of evolution, the Quick Heal Report said. 

The findings from Quick Heal’s Annual Malware Report show that, though PC is still the prevalent target for malware authors today, there is an obvious peak in the growth of malware and their modifications on mobile devices, especially on the Android platform. As per the findings, there has been a persistent increase in the number of malware attacks, especially on the Google Android platform and Mobile applications have become the easiest way to compromise devices.....See More