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Subject: [ISN] Expect more cyber-espionage, sophisticated malware in '12,
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2011-12-28 8:35:24
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By Lucian Constantin
IDG News Service
December 26, 2011
The security industry expects the number of cyber-espionage attacks to
increase in 2012 and the malware used for this purpose to become
increasingly sophisticated.
In the past two years there has been a surge in the number of
malware-based attacks that resulted in sensitive data being stolen from
government agencies, defense contractors, Fortune 500 companies, human
rights organizations and other institutions.
"I absolutely expect this trend to continue through 2012 and beyond,"
said Rik Ferguson, director of security research and communication at
security firm Trend Micro. "Espionage activities have, for hundreds of
years, taken advantage of cutting-edge technologies to carry out covert
operations; 2011 was not the beginning of Internet-facilitated
espionage, nor will it be the end," he added.
Threats like Stuxnet, which is credited with setting back Iran's nuclear
program by several years, or its successor, Duqu, have shocked the
security industry with their level of sophistication. Experts believe
that they are only the beginning and that more highly advanced malware
will be launched in 2012.
[...]
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