Mobile malware and narrowly-targeted attacks are steadily rising, according to a McAfee report released earlier this month. These ticking time bombs and other security threats should concern your small business.

In many ways we’ve achieved a sort of equilibrium with regard to malware since the days of Internet-crippling cyber attacks like Code Red and SQL Slammer. The flood of malware hasn’t stopped, but as long as you have security software in place and keep it up to date you’re relatively safe from most threats. You still can’t let your guard down, though. McAfee’s research indicates that threats are rapidly proliferating as criminals’ goals and techniques evolve.