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Experts predict a rise in attacks on iPhone and iPad in 2016

According to the forecast of Lookout Security, in 2016 the users will face with the growth of cyber attacks based on vulnerabilities in the operating system iOS. iPhone and iPad are gradually acquiring the functionality inherent in personal computers, for example, have a 12.9-inch tablet Apple keyboard appeared, experts explain.

“We do not believe that the attack from the App Store will become the norm. Nevertheless, we expect growth in the number of attacks on corporate iOS devices, given stored large amounts of data and the fact that mobile gadgets can access other important information”, – quotes the statement Securitylab Lookout.

Most likely, cyber attacks will be combined and enable the use of malicious applications, the exploitation of vulnerabilities in legitimate software and operating systems, as well as social engineering.

Also experts believe that users will continue to create trouble, setting weak passwords for websites and accounts. One way to solve this problem is widespread implementation of two-factor authentication, and next year the use and the availability of this function will grow.

“Currently, passwords are perhaps the most fundamental problem in the Internet. Weak passwords, same passwords on different sites and recover passwords that can get the people who have access to e-mail user, make them a kind of Achilles heel, even for those who are serious about their own security”, added to Lookout.

In October of this year, Lookout found a piece of malware infecting iOS devices with jailbreak and without it. Victims YiSpecter computers in China and Taiwan.

Infecious device, malware can install unwanted apps, to download apps and use them to replace the legitimate program to display full screen unwanted ads, modify bookmarks and search engine by default in Safari, send user information to your server, automatically recover after the user manually deleted it

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