Cybersecurity

McAfee Labs: Increased Malware Threatens App Security

The global presence of malware, software intended to damage or disable computers, has increased by 17 percent over the last three months, with the number of malware attacks against Mac OS X reaching a record high, according to a McAfee Labs report.

The study, McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2016, revealed that this rise in malware has increased the threat potential of mobile devices being hacked to reveal personal information. Additionally, the report demonstrates cyberattacks are not exclusive to Windows machines and can impact all operating systems.

McAfee Labs, the threat research division of Intel Corporation’s Intel Security Group, is a global leader for threat research, threat intelligence and cyber security thought leadership.

The increase in malware is a result of more versions becoming available and the easily accessible nature of finding the software online, according to the report.