This year in the crosshairs of hackers will be on any device with Internet access – Virtual Russia

you warrant that you will not be able your computer and smartphone from hackers? Great. But in 2017 it may not be enough. The purpose of hackers will be all that connects to the network – experts predict.

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2017 could be the year in which the risk of encryption and a fake ransom (so called Ransomware) will shift from computers and smartphones to other devices, says an expert from the company ESET, Stephen Cobb.

we Used the term "ransomware", time to get used to the name "jackware" (Jack – to steal ware – software). Cobb argues that as we are going to describe all malicious programs that attack any devices attached to the network and will demand a ransom.

That’s ransomware – malware software encrypts disk of your computer or smartphone, and the user must pay the attackers the ransom, if he wants to regain access to them. To recover, in theory, because it often happens that the scammers take the money, but "lock" is not removed.

According to Stephen Cobb in 2017 scenario in which the owner until you pay the ransom, I won’t start the car because he will fall victim to hackers or uploaded will be in this malicious program can become a reality.

sci-Fi? Even if, for example, the Cobb is slightly exaggerated, it’s actually jackware maybe this year really. Items of so-called "Internet of things" – that is, all the vessels that connect to the network – zadomawiają faster and faster. At CES shows the refrigerator is connected to a network or a vacuum cleaner. It is possible to manage them via the app, so the profit is tempting. But we must remember that this is a chance for cyber criminals. Or you’ll pay the ransom, or not cleaned the apartment, and you will have to throw equipment in the trash? Such problems already in 2017!

we Recently wrote about the owner of a smart TV on which you installed the malware, blocking the view and request a ransom. We can take comfort in knowing that it was the fault of the owner because I downloaded the program from suspicious pages. Anyone who uses official sources, and from there downloads application, can sleep peacefully. It is impossible, however, to hide the fact that a threat exists, and should understand – we live in an era when cybercriminals may not be able to watch TV.

And experts of the company ESET have no doubt that if we are talking about online security, better already. Now it will only get worse:

In 2015, the number of new variants of malicious software prepared for the Android platform has averaged 200 per month; for 2016, this figure rose to 300 new variants a month (in the case of iOS it 2 risks per month). Do not be surprised if this increase persisted next year, and the average number of detected variants of Android threats will be $ 400 – says Kamil Sadkowski, an analyst with threats of ESET company.

And this is something that Android often use objects Internet of things.

fortunately, we are able to defend themselves. You must remember a few basic principles, which reminds ESET: backup your files, update the software, be careful when using the network to update the antivirus program to the latest version and, first and foremost, be careful. Do not specify personal data to unknown websites and download attachments sent from unknown addresses.

And remember about it only when you download apps on the computer or on a smartphone, but when we take a new program to… of the refrigerator.