According to a security expert, corporate IT managers are advised to intensify their attempts to combat targeted attacks, which will heighten in magnitude and subtleness this year. As reported by software firm CA Inc, attacks with the aim of committing theft of vital personal and financial info are on the increase.
Phishing attacks are more often than not aimed at at consumers, but scam designers are also making their access to the systems of enterprise employees, and the general channel for these sorts of attacks are online porn or gambling sites workers could make their visit by making use of their office PC. As predicted by the report titled CA 2007 Internet Threat Outlook, we may witness the following trends:
(1) Continued evolution of blended threats and multi-component malware
(2) Exploitation of Web browser vulnerabilities;
(3) Increasing game password theft
(4) An increase in targeted attacks
(5) Greater Mac malware
(6) The rise of rootkits
