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Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats this season. The economic downturn could give the software as a service (SaaS) model an edge over traditional security software provision, Webroot believes. Use of some cloud-based security services could more than triple in the next five years. Social sites likely to be big targets for cyber criminals Many organisations will face a number of factors in 2007 that will converge together to force them to more fully address their instant messaging (IM) security and compliance practices, predicted the IM security firm Akonix last week. Worldwide spam volumes have surged by 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008 revealed security vendor Proofpoint today, who now predicts enterprises will see inbound spam more than double this year. Social network providers should enhance the security controls that are available to their users, analysts say. Antivirus product sales will slow in Australia in the next five years as enterprises broaden their use of security technologies. Information security experts have given their overall thumbs-up to the ALRC’s mandatory data breach disclosure recommendations, but admit the course of action needs fine-tuning.
Spammed malware activity boomed over the month of July, according to Google. The majority of spam is currently sent from the US but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead. The recent closing of Lockdown Networks, one of the early entrants in the crowded network access control (NAC) marketplace, should not come as a shock to anyone, according to analysts. Northrop Grumman has grown to a $30-billion-a-year company by designing and building some of the world's most sophisticated war-fighting tools, be it stealth bombers, airborne surveillance systems or nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. As we put the festivities behind us and fix our sights firmly on the year ahead, those criminal gangs involved in the nefarious activities of spam creation, phishing and virus attacks continue to engage new tactics that will take advantage of our relaxed, less cautious frame of mind. The new year is supposed to signal a fresh start for us all, but web threats will continue to reign in 2008, wreaking havoc just as they did this year Firms are improving their Sarbanes Oxley compliance activities The cybercrime market is poised to be even ‘hotter’ in 2008 as spammers increase targeted attacks and create new social engineering techniques to claim their stake in cybercrime’s US$105 billion market. An uncertain economy is likely to negatively impact IT spending next year, especially within large enterprises, according to a new report from Computer Economics. Don't sit around waiting for the next piece of legislation. It's better to be adaptable and make general compliance your aim. Rob Buckley reports. Next-gen internet protocol described as 'wildcard catalyst'.