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The fall in global spam levels after the shutting of web hosting company McColo looks to be short-lived after researchers reported that the Srizbi botnet has been reactivated.
The amount of malware is increasing, and vulnerabilities are more likely to be found in applications than operating systems, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Security experts are warning users to be on the lookout for a new rash of fake antivirus campaigns. 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.. A new threat that poisons DNS caches has been identified. 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. 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. Increasing numbers of PC users are falling victim to rootkit infections, otherwise known as stealth malware, according latest statistics from malware research firm Prevx.. 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. Hard to catch, even harder to stop. As enterprises have become more complex, there has been a corresponding rise in the identities associated with any one individual, said Jackson Shaw, Quest Software. The gap between security risks and our ability to tackle them is set to rise. The crisis on Wall Street is contributing to the largest rise in email-borne malware since February 2007. "It's the economy, stupid." It worked for spammers now, and it will work for spammers in the future.