Security experts forecast stormy 2008
Malware is set for record year as internet users are likely to see continued attacks in 2008. The Storm malware started attacking users in January 2007 and the code has now been released in many variations. The fear is that the team behind it will carry out further attacks, and that its success will prompt others to try and cash in.
“2007 was the year of prolific cyber-crime, and certain gangs became famous within the security industry,” said Mark Sunner, chief security analyst at MessageLabs. “Their notoriety encourages an influx of new players wanting their slice of success, and the threat market is set to be even larger in 2008.”
“I hope it doesn’t happen, but an increase will also reflect in the techniques adopted by the bad guys. The main weakness of cyber-crime is predictability so repeat attacks will be avoided at all costs” comments Derrick Cameron from IT firm Eximium.
So far instant messaging spam, which was predicted to rise sharply this year, has so far failed to become a serious problem. However, this is likely to change in 2008 as spammers send out messages in blocks of a few hundred, waiting to see if a response is made, and then repeating as necessary.
“Spammers will need to try new tactics because spam effectiveness rates are falling due to better filtering and user education. Sadly this a trend likely to emerge in 2008” comments Cameron.
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