New variants of Hong Tou Tou, two spyware programs were reported to have come out this week according to NetQin mobile.

"SW.Qieting", when installed, run secretly in the background, and the mobile malware automatically forwards messages received to a monitoring phone. The other spyware, dubbed "SW.SecurePhone", when installed, will also run in secretly in the background and monitor the phone and collect data to save on the SD card. The data, including messages, call log, location of the phone, recorded sounds around the phone and pictures in the phone, will then be uploaded to a remote server every 20 minutes.

While Apple has been criticized because of its "closed" platform for the iPhone, the "openness" of Android has resulted in additional security threats to users, with unverified applications and alternative app marketplaces further exposing smartphone users to the growing number of mobile threats.

EC-Council, owner of information security training programs, recognizes information security problems are not only inevitable, but serious. EC-Council provides information security course that covers a broad spectrum of information security solutions such as a program on ethical hacking training. EC-Council also provides penetration testing training course, which is the Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT).

EC-Council also created the Center for Advanced Security Training (CAST) to provide quality advanced hands on training for information security professionals. Domains covered in CAST training courses include penetration testing, malware analysis, social engineering, ethical hacking, digital forensics, web application security, among others, and all at an advanced level.

Individuals who have achieved EC-Council certifications include those from some of the finest organizations around the world such as the US Army, the FBI, Microsoft, IBM and the United Nations.

EC-Council has also been featured in internationally acclaimed publications and media including Fox Business News, CNN, The Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Gazette and The Economic Times as well as in online publications such as the ABC News, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston and Gulf News.