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IT Security Highlights from DHS Report March 1 2010
By Kelli Tarala | March 3, 2010
Attackers improving their aim against top brands
Online criminals are becoming increasingly successful in circumventing enterprise defenses and executing targeted attacks on leading Web brands, according to a study released on February 24. Phishing remains one of the Web’s most popular attack methods, according to Cyveillance’s 2H 2009 Cyber Intelligence Report.
Russian cyber-hackers stopped by local bank
In Eau Claire County, Wisconsin a worker in the treasurer’s office and a local bank prevented computer hackers from stealing almost $800,000. Eau Claire County says the incident happened in late January,via a software attack, but in the end, no money was lost. “The PC got a virus and as a result, the credentials were compromised and that’s how they were able to get in,” said Information Systems Director Dave Hayden.
Scareware scams ride the back of killer whale tragedy
Supposed footage of the February 24 fatal Sea World killer whale attack in Florida points at sites distributing scareware. Search engine manipulation is being used to drive traffic to these sites, by planting links to malware portals in Google results.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/25/killer_whale_scareware/
IBM report: Vulnerabilities fell in ‘09, attacks rose
There were 6,601 new vulnerabilities discovered last year, an 11 percent decrease compared to 2008, according to the annual “X-Force Trend and Risk Report. “The computer industry is getting better at building secure software and being responsive to vulnerabilities,” Tom Cross, manager of IBM X-Force Research, told SCMagazineUS.com on Thursday. “But the volume of attack activity is expanding at a very rapid pace.
http://www.scmagazineus.com/ibm-report-vulnerabilities-fell-in-09-attacks-rose/article/164547/
To Read the Complete DHS Report:
http://www.enclavesecurity.com/blogresources/cdr_030110.pdf
Topics: DHS Infrastructure Reports |
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