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Security Threats and Predictions for Year 2010
Did you know that over 20 threats emerge every minute? Actually, there is a new one every 2.5 seconds. Most of these threats are from the web. According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, the average adult Internet user spends an average of 13 hours a week online — a trend that has been increasing over the years. Hence, more cause for concern in our technological future?
Cloud-computing and virtualization are becoming increasingly popular. At cheaper costs, the ease of work mobility, increased reliability, lighter installations and improved efficiency, it’s hard not to progress with this trend. But with the ups must come the downs, I suppose. The Trend Micro 2010 Future Threat Report (released December 2009) predicts the grounds on which cyber-criminals prey are also expanded due to the expansion of cloud-computing and virtualization.
Curious about other warnings in the new year? The 2010 Future Threat Report also gives heed to look-alike domains (for phishing attacks), social media and social networks (for identity theft and the alike), growth of localized target attacks, drive-by infections (“one Web visit is enough to get infected”) and the ever-weary bots. Click here for a full threat report.
Worried about cloud-computing now? No fear. Trend Micro proudly boasts a strategy to stop threats in the cloud before they reach endpoints. Maybe this video will convince you… Find out why your endpoints are exposed.
Trend Micro is a global leader in endpoint, messaging and Web security. With over 20 years of expertise, they have been ranked #1 in real-world online testing through independent tests conducted by NSS Labs. Yep, I’d say their predictions are definitely credible.
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