![]() ![]() The mobile version of Zeus, called ZitMo, was first discovered a couple of years ago. The malware is primarily downloaded through phishing schemes or by visiting malicious Web sites. Zeus was first discovered in 2007 as a keystroke logger and form grabber that ran in a browser. ![]() Other information cited by the respondents included customer data, network login credentials and data made available through business applications. The types of corporate information most often found on mobile devices were e-mail and contacts. More than six in 10 of the IT pros surveyed said employee ignorance had the greatest impact on mobile security. Android was found in companies represented by one in five of the respondents.Ī factor that increases the risk of malware such as Zeus is the lack of employee awareness. Apple's iOS, used in the iPhone and iPad, was the most common platform, with Android coming in third behind Research in Motion's BlackBerry. The Dimensional survey found that 65% of the 768 IT pros polled allowed personal devices to connect to corporate networks. Cyber-criminals often hide the malware in apps sold in online stores. Android application infections increased dramatically in the first quarter of this year, driven by a surge in attacks on personal data, according to the E-Threat Landscape Report released in April by security vendor Bitdefender. ![]()
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