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The Threat of Modern Day Malware
According to a recent study, malware increased 400 percent in 2008 and 80% of malware detected aimed for financial gain. It is rarely designed to be destructive, but rather lucrative. Malware is the top method used by cyber criminals to commit fraud. It can be designed to capture keystrokes, redirect user traffic, modify files, scan internal networks, capture files, send SPAM, relay attacks, monitor behavior and traffic, create hidden encrypted communication tunnels to anywhere in the world, and even allow full remote control of the compromised system. Learn more about the threats from modern day malware, how systems can be infected and solutions to mitigate the threats.
Download White Paper | | | INDUSTRY NEWS  | White House among targets of cyber attack A powerful Internet attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized: targets included the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange and other official Web sites in the most widespread cyber offensive of recent years. Read more | Pharmacy giant to pay penalties for mishandling customer data, violating HIPAA regulations The Federal Trade Commission today approved a final consent order settling claims that CVS Caremark violated customers' privacy and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) when it failed to dispose of records properly last year. Read more | Study: Social Network Users Put Their Data At Risk Members of online social networks may be more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft, and malware infection than they realize, according to a survey released earlier this week.
In a survey of more than 1,100 members of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, and other popular social networks, security vendor Webroot says it has uncovered numerous behaviors that put social networkers' identities -- and wallets -- at risk. Read more | Humans the weakest link in any security system Humans are the weakest link in any security system, according to KL-based organizers of the Hackers Halted Asia Pacific 2009 conference, which is to be held in November. Read more | Report: Social Networking Phishing Attacks Up More Than 240% Read more | Retail firm settles over data theft The parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's will pay $9.75 million in a settlement with multiple states related to a massive data theft that exposed tens of millions of payment card numbers. Read more | Securing critical infrastructure needs holistic approach, panel says Securing the nation’s and the world’s increasingly critical, connected and diverse information infrastructure requires a holistic view of cybersecurity, rather than a focus on specific technologies, threats and delivery vectors, according to a panel of government security officials. Read more | SMEs hit by increasing spear phishing attacks Read more | Major Malicious Ecard Campaign Strikes Inboxes Read more | Research: 88 Percent Of American Web Users Unable To Spot Phishing Sites Internet Retailer Conference & Expo, Booth #1043 - A YouGov survey* commissioned by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) has revealed that 88 percent of Web users in the United States are at risk from online fraud because they can't identify the different forms of phishing currently happening online. Read more | Over the weekend, Twitter's trending topics were once again the target of an attack Read more | Privileged account management critical to data security In the wrong hands, privileged accounts represent the biggest threat to enterprises…they are notoriously difficult to secure because they don't belong to real users and are usually shared by many administrators… Read more | SPOTLIGHT ON HOSTED EMAIL  |  USA.NET Unveils Enhanced Commercial Messaging Service 2.0
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