Next Year in the Threat Webscape -- Websense Security Labs Predictions for 2010
Websense Security Experts Analyze and Predict Trends for the Coming Year -- Smartphones, Windows 7, Search Engines and Legitimate Ads are Targets of Next Year's Attacks.
SAN DIEGO, CA, Dec 03, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today released its list of security predictions and trends anticipated for 2010. Researchers in the Websense(R) Security Labs(TM) have identified emerging security exploits and trends anticipated to increase during the next 12 months. The emerging trends and predictions show an overall blending of security threats across multiple attack vectors for the purpose of roping computers into bot networks and stealing valuable confidential information. Researchers believe that hackers will look to compromise new platforms such as smartphones and take advantage of the popularity of Windows 7. They are also expected to compromise the integrity of search engine results and use legitimate advertisements to spread their malicious content.
"Threats on the Web continue to parallel Internet users' Web use patterns," said Dan Hubbard, chief technology officer, Websense. "As audiences are moving quickly into the social Web, so are the attacks. Additionally, as emerging operating systems and platforms like Macs and mobile devices become more popular, they are more targeted. At the same time, malicious attackers are increasing the number of traditional attacks on PCs, with quickly changing tactics and new twists on old exploits."
SOURCE: Websense, Inc.
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