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Malware Up, Spam Down
Posted on 22. Nov, 2010 by admin.
It seems every bit of good news received about Web security is tempered with some bad.
McAfee unveiled its McAfee Threats Report for the Third Quarter (2010) today, which revealed that while spam levels decreased in volume this quarter (hitting a two year low) malware is soaring with an average of 60,000 new pieces of malware identified each day – quadrupling since 2007.
“Our Q3 Threat report shows that cybercriminals are not only becoming more saavy, but attacks are becoming increasingly more severe,” said Mike Gallagher, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Global Threat Intelligence for McAfee.
“Cybercriminals are doing their homework, and are aware of what’s popular, and what’s insecure. They are attacking mobile devices and social networking sites, so education about user activity online, as well as incorporating the proper security technologies are of utmost importance.”
One of the most sophisticated pieces of malware in Q3 was the Zeus botnet, the malware at the root of U.S. small businesses losing $70 million at the hands of Ukrainian cybercriminals. Recently, a Zeus botnet was unleashed that is aimed at mobile devices and designed to intercept SMS messages to validate transactions, putting at risk consumers bank accounts. McAfee also saw an increase in email campaigns attempting to deliver the Zeus botnet, under the disguise of organizations like eFAX, FedEx, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, United States Postal Service and Western Union.
Botnet activity also remained strong in Q3, the most popular of which, Cutwail, accounted for more than 50 percent of traffic in every country. Cutwail bots engaged in distributed denial-of-service attacks against more than 300 websites, including United States government departments such as the Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation, and businesses websites such as Twitter and PayPal.
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Yahoo’s New Flavor
Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by admin.
Facing increased competition from Gmail, Hotmail and social networks such as Facebook, Yahoo! is planning to revamp its Web-Based e-mail service. Internally code-named “Minty”, the new product is expected to arrive in the fall with a sleeker design, higher performance capabilities and better integration with social networking sites. Still the leading e-mail service in the U.S. with more users than Gmail and Hotmail combines, Yahoo! Mail saw its number drop from 107 million visitors in August 2009 to 97 million in August 2010. The outlook is worse overseas, where Yahoo! Mail users have fallen off by 7% while Gmail has grown 22% and Hotmail has grown by 3% in the past year.
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Flipboard Shows Us the Future of Content
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by admin.
A new iPad app was released this week that might indicate a seismic, revolutionary shift in how users perceive and consume content, as well as offer a true silver bullet for a troubled media industry scrambling for ways to generate revenue.
The Flipboard iPad app aggregates all of your chosen social media environments and displays that content in a slick, easy-to-use “personal magazine.” Every time the app is launched, your magazine will show articles, images, links and videos that your friends - and presumably you - find interesting. As said in the video demonstration below, “It always has content you care about.”
This is the future of content – personalized, engaging and valuable to consumers. It’s not to be taken lightly and will soon go far beyond social media.
Watch the short video below then continue reading as we examine why this is so important to the Web industry.
Read the entire article at Website Magazine
