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Trojans made up more than 80 per cent of new malware infections over the past six months, according to research from Sophos. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said it was because "financially-motivated hackers don't want to infect millions of emails because it draws attention to their malware". The antivirus/perimeter approach to security is dead, and targeted attacks could very well be the final nail in the AV coffin. Forthcoming report from IronPort reveals worrying trends Around a tenth of all malware is designed to use portable storage media, such as removable USB drives, as an attack and spread vector.. Three out of five IT professionals plans to increase spending on security over the coming year, according to a study by Cisco.. The holiday buying season is likely to generate a wave of phishing attacks in January 2008, according to seasonal data collected by security software vendor, SonicWall. Malware writers and hackers turning their sights to Apple Macs, warns security firm Sophos. Increasing numbers of PC users are falling victim to rootkit infections, otherwise known as stealth malware, according latest statistics from malware research firm Prevx.. Phishing attacks that target high-value assets are increasing, according to researchers at Verisign's iDefense Labs. During the past year, waves of attacks have risen from three or four a month to as many as 10 per month. Businesses are reporting a massive increase in serious hacking incidents, with network intrusions reported to have rocketed from one per cent in 2006 to 13 per cent in 2007. Although the "direct" costs of worldwide malware attacks have declined for three years in a row, "indirect" costs have continued to rise, a new report from market research firm Computer Economics indicates. "It's the economy, stupid." It worked for spammers now, and it will work for spammers in the future. Hard to catch, even harder to stop. There is a growing range of security products that are springing up to support enterprise network infrastructures, according to analyst Butler Group. Around 65 percent of APAC respondents to a Forrester survey say they back up to disk.
The first months of 2008 has seen spam levels rise with the economic situation and Olympics adding fuel to the fire. Experts are warning of a sharp rise in the number of malware infections caused by rogue security programs. Online bank fraud losses rose sharply in the first half of 2006 due to a surge in phishing scams, new figures show. Crushing the Storm worm, the Srizbi botnet has caused a sharp rise in the circulation of malicious spam which is said to have tripled in just one week. The twisters and historic floods sweeping across the US will give rise to malicious attacks, the SANS Storm Center warned on Friday.