BitDefender security blog. Read daily our antivirus blog posts. Stay up to date with what's happening in the security world. http://www.bitdefender.com 2013-05-24T01:13:19+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com http://www.bitdefender.com/images/bitdefender_logo.jpg text/html 2012-06-30T09:48:18+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/Clueful-no-longer-available-on-the-App-Store-50.html As you may have noticed, as of today at 4:46 PM PST, Clueful is no longer available on the Apple App Store. text/html 2012-04-02T16:00:01+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/5-reasons-you-should-get-a-security-solution-for-your-mobile-device-49.html If you were allowed to take just one thing with you to a deserted island, what would that be? text/html 2012-02-22T16:27:25+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/Malicious-Activity-Catches-Wave-of-Android-Popularity-47.html Android may have arrived late to the mobile operating system party, but it quickly made up for lost time. While old-school OSs running on smartphones such as the good-old Symbian have faded away, Android’s adoption rate has become so steep that it’s now on 53% of the worldwide mobile devices, including tablets, as revealed in the Q3 2011 Gartner Report. text/html 2012-02-16T10:22:14+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/The-Nortel-Hack:-How-Did-It-Happen-46.html The Wall Street Journal’s revelation that Nortel Networks Ltd., the Canadian former telecommunications giant, suffered attacks that gave hackers access to pretty much any company documents they wanted for nearly 10 years text/html 2012-02-09T09:28:12+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/Romney-Defeats-Gingrich-in-US-Spam-Primaries-45-to-33-45.html Romney wins Most Mentioned Politician status in spam text/html 2012-02-08T16:09:22+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/The-Psychology-of-Personal-Information-Sharing-44.html Social Networking is this century’s ideal communication environment, offering a range of opportunities for sharing personal information and getting in contact with other users. According its own statistics, Facebook had more than 750 million active users worldwide in 2011, meaning that 1 in every 9 people on Earth is using this network. Twitter has also gained momentum as a communication medium: in June 2011, there was an average of 200 million Tweets per day, and the number is continuously increasing. text/html 2012-02-03T13:38:25+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/Android-Bouncer-is-a-welcome-step-but-it-may-not-keep-users-safe-on-its-own-43.html Securing the Android Market is a good idea. But it doesn’t eliminate the need for a security solution installed directly on the device. According to our stats, only 0.5% of known malicious apps were found on Google’s Android Market. Because people will always search for the best choice, they are likely to install applications from other third-party markets as well - which means they are still at risk from malware. text/html 2012-02-02T16:42:35+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/VeriSign-Breach-May-Shatter-Enterprise-Trust-42.html “The Company as an operator of critical infrastructure is frequently targeted and experiences a high rate of attacks. These include the most sophisticated form of attacks, such as APT (advanced persistent threats) attacks and zero-hour threats, which means that the threat is not compiled until the moment it is launched, making these attacks virtually impossible to anticipate and defend against.” text/html 2012-02-01T19:52:59+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/A-Comment-on-the-Recent-Massive-Android-Malware-Op-41.html The story that broke in the last few days on what was claimed to be the largest malware wave yet to target the Android platform raised an interesting question: What do we class as malware? text/html 2011-12-01T10:22:07+01:00 http://www.bitdefender.com BitDefender RSS (pr@bitdefender.com) http://www.bitdefender.com/blog/Is-Social-Network-Privacy-on-the-Right-Track--40.html Where to after the settlement of the FTC vs. Facebook confrontation?