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Macs Vulnerable to Malware? Say It Ain't So!
1/24/2008
The Much Bigger (National) Threats
Finally, the report also found that malicious activities on national levels are likely to increase in the coming year, saying that it became much more common in 2007 for nations to accuse one another of "cybercrime." Actual accusations of these attacks in 2007 ranged from government-sponsored corporate espionage to distributed denial of service attacks.
"2008 is likely to bring more accusations, but so far there has been no actual evidence of state sponsored cyberspying," said Cluley. "While spying has been happening for centuries, it is important to remember that hackers are experts at covering their tracks, making it difficult to determine the exact source of an attack. There is no doubt, however, of the importance of securing critical computers inside government [organizations] from hackers, no matter whether they are motivated by politics, espionage or simply money."
Whether government-sponsored or merely individually inspired, the origins of Web-borne threats can be linked to specific countries, and the distribution figures have changed fairly dramatically over the last year. Where in 2006, according to the report, the United States was the launch point for the bulk of Web-based malware, China took over the No. 1 slot in 2007, responsible for 51.3 percent of such code. The United States came in second at 23.4 percent. Other countries lagging far behind the two leaders included Russia (9.6 percent), Ukraine (3 percent), Germany (2.3 percent), and Poland (0.9 percent). The U.K., France, Canada, and the Netherlands each accounted for 0.7 percent.
The complete report and other details are available via the links below.
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- Sophos
- Sophos Security Threat Report 2008 (Registration required)
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