Smartphones, online banking have greatest cyber threats

Botnets, malware, worms — What will be the top security threat for 2011?

Security firm M86 says smartphones and online banking will most likely be the key security threats, Info Security reports.

The IT security vendor’s report found that in 2010 the security industry saw a dramatic increase in issues of mobile malware, as well as growing complexity of Trojan horse attacks in the banking industry.

In the same way the commercial world is embracing cloud-delivered services, cyber criminals will also become better organized, offering a complete suite of services in one place.

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