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Digital Lifestyle Trends and Threats
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Sources:ADMA Digital Marketing Yearbook 2011Pando Network's Global Internet Speed Study (Aug 2011)
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The fact that we are wired is the very reason we have threats
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The technological landscape of Asia can influence the types of threats
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What about Hong Kong?
• 4th country in Asia that has the most number blocked attempts to access bad URLs hosted in that country
– Bad sites in Hong Kong are usually classified as disease vectors (malware-related)
• 14th country that has the most bad URL victims in Asia
• Top 5 malware threats:– WORM_DOWNAD.AD
• aka Conficker, this 3-year old worm exploits unpatched Windows systems to spread
– CRCK_KEYGEN and HKTL_KEYGEN• KEYGEN or serial key generators are typically used to crack
licensed software
– ADW_TENCENT• This is usually related to ads related to a popular IM application
– WORM_AUTORUN.SMW• Autorun worms spread via removable drives
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Human interests and emotions are still ripe for picking when it comes to
cybercrime
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Steve Jobs is dead! Now who wants a free iPad?
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Data breaches are simpler than one thinks
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Data Breaches on the Rise: Epsilon
• Data breaches are not new
• Data breaches can affect any industry
• Hacking is the most common cause of data breaches
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Anatomy of a Malicious Data Breach Diagram
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Everyone is going mobile.
So are the bad guys.
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Android Landscape
• 1st android phone (October 2008)
• 51.9 million Android-based smartphones
• 250,000 apps and still growing
• 6 billion downloaded apps
• 43% market share
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Android Malware Growth
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DroidDreamLight
• Discovered in May 2011
• Steals and sends info from user’s phone to cybercriminals
• Displays fake notifications
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DroidDreamLight in Action
Device modelDevice language settingCountryIMEI numberIMSI numberList of installed apps
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USERS CANNOT BE PASSIVE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
EMBRACING THE DIGITAL LIFESTYLE MEANS CHANGING THE WAY TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY IS VIEWED
LOOK FOR SECURITY SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE CONSTANT EVOLUTIONS IN THE THREAT LANDSCAPE
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THANK YOU!
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