Elconfidencial.com http://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2013-10-11/en-materia-de-seguridad-con-cual-me-quedo-android-o-ios_39710/ En materia de seguridad, ¿con cuál me quedo? ¿Android o iOS? (Interviene Sorin Mustaka, experto en seguridad IT de Avira) “”No mobile platform is fully secure as both are almost closed to security software developers. The cybercriminals have no ethical barriers when it comes to develop […]
Source Article. Zscaler finds a ‘big number’ of Google Play apps with overly aggressive adware Google did not respond to a request for comment, but Sorin Mustaca, data security expert for AV vendor Avira, said Google has been working with AV companies since buying VirusTotal. The collaboration has focused on detecting suspicious apps on Google Play as […]
Cinco pistas para descubrir que han ‘hackeado’ tu ‘smartphone’ Click here for the Google Translation. Sorin Mustaca, experto en seguridad IT de Avira, ha explicado a Teknautasque “el malware normalmente envía información a los cibercriminales, lo que implica un aumento en el uso de datos. Si su proveedor le ha rebajado la velocidad de transmisión es porque está […]
Source of the article: http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Google-Chrome-Review-345916.shtml Another aspect pointed out by Avira’s Security Product Manager Sorin Mustaca is Google’s effort to keep their browser safe. “Especially when we are talking about the Chrome browser, we have the already famous hacking sessions, which Google organizes to find vulnerabilities in the browser. This shows how important the security is for […]
Source: http://oracle.sys-con.com/node/2510668 Avira Security Software Detects Java 7 Exploits “Whenever a vulnerability like this is discovered – especially when it is in a widely distributed software like Java – the bad guys are quick to write exploits that take advantage of the flaw,” said Sorin Mustaca, IT security expert at Avira. “While Oracle ultimately needs […]
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77079.html Oracle rushed out a patch for a Java flaw that was so serious the U.S. government advised users to uninstall the software. The fix might have come too quickly, however. “Developing critical software under pressure has only one consequence — even more bugs,” said Avira data security expert Sorin Mustaca. “I expect to soon […]
The article ran today from Shaun Waterman of The Washington Times re: smartphone security: http://times247.com/times-news/tech-firm-makes-smart-phones-safer Fraud follows the money Researchers in Europe have identified malware that surreptitiously forces smartphones to make calls or send text messages to premium rate lines, racking up income for the crooks who own the numbers and huge bills […]
Avira Survey Finds Computer Users Don’t Feel Safe on Social Media Sites “This survey was very interesting because it demonstrated that even though social media sites are very popular among the general population, computer users from all over the world have the same concerns,” said Sorin Mustaca, data security expert at Avira.“They are wary of […]
Softepedia republished my article in the TechBlog about “Spring cleaning your computer” into a new article. This is the original: Spring cleaning your computer This is the new article: Expert Offers Tips on How to Clean Up a Computer
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012412-authorities-prepare-to-close-down-255242.html?hpg1=bn “If your computer was infected at some point in time and it was using one of the DNS servers which are now controlled by FBI, after March 8, it will no longer be able to make any DNS requests through these servers,” Avira product manager and data security expert Sorin Mustaca said in […]