التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة مصر لأخبار تكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات
Reviewing the statistic of cyber-attacks on smartphone users, the researchers saw that in
the period of January – June 2020 the number of cyber-attacks on mobile users reached
overwhelming217,173.To compare Egypt with other Middle Eastern countries, the figure for
United Arab Emirates is 70,000 and Saudi Arabia 160,000. The overall dynamics were
clearly showing that quarantine has negatively influenced the Egyptian threat landscape,
doubling the level of malicious activity.
Aswe increasingly rely on mobile platforms, the role of smartphones in business processes
and day to day life is growing rapidly. In response, cybercriminals are paying more
attention to how they are distributing malware and the attack vectors used, increasing
their activity in times of crisis. In many scenarios, a properly chosen timing can be a key
part of the success of a malicious campaign today, taking advantage of those users who are
changing their security practices under pressure and do not have reliable security solutions
installed on their phones.
While the first couple of months accounted for a bit more than39,000 attacks, March and
April together saw almost three times more malware, passing a threshold of 115,000. May
saw a continuation of this trend. According to Kaspersky observations, users were attacked
at least 62,000 times during the last month of spring.
