Malware

The "Priyanka" worm is spreading via a popular application called "WhatsApp."

Researchers say the vulnerability affects 99 percent of Android devices, which comprises nearly 900 million phones. Many are still without a patch released by Google as they await their smartphone maker to ship it.

Canada is becoming increasingly attractive to foreign companies and governments that are looking to establish a virtual base from which to launch cyber attacks.

Malware has been searching for documents containing key military terms in South Korean networks since 2009, and the Dark Seoul incident perpetrators are likely responsible.

But the debate over the value of information security awareness programs and exercises in the workplace continues.

Attackers are using malware, called "njRAT," to hijack victims' computers and spread to others in the organization.

As the consumerization of IT flooded the workplace with personal devices, it only made sense for cyber criminals to adapt and author malware for them.