Facebook users are conned into actively sharing the post and volunteering personal information, says Sophos.
Online social sites roll out massive amounts of applications that have no protection in place.
The popularity of the World Cup in search engine trends drives hackers to poison search rankings to spread malware.
Tens of thousands of South Africans receive weekly e-mails from phishing sites purporting to be from the big four banks, says Exponant.
The biggest risk is the belief that a system is impregnable, says Kaspersky Lab.
Authors get increasingly advanced, copying the interfaces of genuine security solutions down to the finest detail.
Anti-virus vendors need to be proactive when targeting malware, rather than simply reacting to threats, says Panda Security.
In the past year, 35% of all detected malware designed for smartphones operated via the Internet.
Cloud services are growing too quickly, which will result in a much-needed 'wake-up call', says Kaspersky.
Cyber criminals make millions with the easy-to-use Zeus Trojan.
Attacks are now motivated by money, instead of mischief, says Kaspersky.
The software is the favourite target for cyber criminals, says Kaspersky.
The growth in online threats saw over 327 million attempts to infect users' computers in Q1, reveals Kaspersky Lab.