Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Smarter Malware

In an article on Dark Reading Kelly Jackson Higgins talks about the new threat in malware. These subtle, targeted pieces of code are designed to obtain specific information from the victim organization. When combined with "spear phishing" attacks, the door to a company's or government's secrets are thrown wide open.

And it isn't only big guys who need to be worried. Small companies are now being targeted. Criminals go where the money is.

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