Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

I had pointed out through my earlier article “Beware of this Call from 90699 35661” about the calls that threaten the victim that there is a Consumer Court complaint against him/her in Delhi Consumer court and if help is required they … Continue reading →

The Symantec study on Internet threats has some interesting findings on the threats arising out of Mobile devices which needs some deep analysis. The first alarming aspect thrown open by the study is that of the 6.3 million apps observed … Continue reading →

Symantec Internet Security Threat report 0f 2015 has provided some interesting insights into the current trends in threats and vulnerabilities in the Cyber space. One of the interesting findings of the study is the raise of ransomware as a major … Continue reading →

The Norton/Symantec Cyber Crime study of 2014 has tried to provide an insight into the Underground Cyber Crime economy that drives the growth of financial crimes. Spamming and Phishing continue to be the major tools through which frauds are committed … Continue reading →

The Symantec Internet Security Threat report of 2014 released recently indicates that in 2014 6549 new vulnerabilities were reported as compared to 6787 in 2013. Out of these,  there were 891  Web Browser vulnerabilities which  are a serious threat to … Continue reading →

The Symantec Internet Threat Study indicates that in 2014, there were 24 Zero day vulnerabilities as compared to 23 in 2013. Zero-day vulnerabilities are vulnerabilities against which the vendor has not released a patch. The absence of a patch  presents a … Continue reading →