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Future Watch – Predicting the Coming Trends of Internet Security Issues
Dean Turner | 21 Mar 2007 | 0 comments

Predicting the future of Internet threat activity is a bit likepredicting the weather; it is primarily accomplished with theapplication of science and technology, but it also includes the skillof human observation. The "Future Watch" section of the recentlyreleased Internet Security Threat Report, Volume XI, uses allof the resources available to Symantec, some of which include theSymantec™ Global Intelligence Network, the BugTraq™ mailing list, theSymantec Probe Network, as well as malicious code data gathered alongwith spyware and adware reports from over 120 million client, server,and gateway systems that have deployed Symantec’s antivirus products.We also consult with our numerous security experts who, like goodweather forecasters, don't have to wait for the clouds to know a stormis coming.

Between July 1 and December 31, 2006, Symantec blocked over 1.5billion phishing messages, an increase of 19 percent over the firsthalf of 2006. One of the predictions...

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Future Watch – Predicting the Coming Trends of Internet Security Issues
Dean Turner | 21 Mar 2007 | 0 comments

Predicting the future of Internet threat activity is a bit likepredicting the weather; it is primarily accomplished with theapplication of science and technology, but it also includes the skillof human observation. The "Future Watch" section of the recentlyreleased Internet Security Threat Report, Volume XI, uses allof the resources available to Symantec, some of which include theSymantec™ Global Intelligence Network, the BugTraq™ mailing list, theSymantec Probe Network, as well as malicious code data gathered alongwith spyware and adware reports from over 120 million client, server,and gateway systems that have deployed Symantec’s antivirus products.We also consult with our numerous security experts who, like goodweather forecasters, don't have to wait for the clouds to know a stormis coming.

Between July 1 and December 31, 2006, Symantec blocked over 1.5billion phishing messages, an increase of 19 percent over the firsthalf of 2006. One of the predictions...

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The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume XI
Dean Turner | 18 Mar 2007 | 0 comments

Twice yearly, Symantec publishes a comprehensive report on theoverall worldwide Internet threat landscape. With a dedicated team ofresearchers, authors, and the support of over 1,800 analysts worldwide,the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report has become oneof the largest publicly available reports of its kind.The reportprovides a window into the world of malicious code, network attacks,vulnerabilities, phishing, and spam. With a threat landscape dominatedby data theft, data leakage, fraud, and coordinated criminal activity,the team behind the report recognized the importance of looking notjust at the types and volume of the attacks, but how, where, and whythey take place. For the first time in this report, we discuss not onlythe root causes behind these types of activities, but where theseactivities take place in the world and what they’re worth in anunderground economy.

We’ve seen a gradual process where blended threats have morphed froma single attack...

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The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume XI
Dean Turner | 18 Mar 2007 | 0 comments

Twice yearly, Symantec publishes a comprehensive report on theoverall worldwide Internet threat landscape. With a dedicated team ofresearchers, authors, and the support of over 1,800 analysts worldwide,the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report has become oneof the largest publicly available reports of its kind.The reportprovides a window into the world of malicious code, network attacks,vulnerabilities, phishing, and spam. With a threat landscape dominatedby data theft, data leakage, fraud, and coordinated criminal activity,the team behind the report recognized the importance of looking notjust at the types and volume of the attacks, but how, where, and whythey take place. For the first time in this report, we discuss not onlythe root causes behind these types of activities, but where theseactivities take place in the world and what they’re worth in anunderground economy.

We’ve seen a gradual process where blended threats have morphed froma single attack...

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