New report now available from the Kaspersky Virus Lab
New report now available from the Kaspersky Virus Lab
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions that protect against viruses, Trojans, worms, hacker attacks, spyware and spam, presents the second part of “Malware Evolution 2005”. The report is a continuation of the first part, published on http://www.viruslist.com in February 2006.
Yury Mashevsky, a Kaspersky Lab virus analyst, provides an overview of the criminalization of the Internet, looking at issues of relevance to both end users and IT professionals with an interest in malicious code. Topics examined include the changing focus of criminal groups, interaction between criminal groupings and the antivirus industry, and technologies such as rootkits used to increase profits through cyber crime. The report also includes an extensive list of recommendations for users.
The report concludes, by stating that “2005 shows that cybercriminals are likely to continue to focus on mobile devices and the financial sector. However, rootkits, botnets, cyber blackmail and other criminal activities are likely to remain widespread.”
Malware Evolution 2005 is available here. Information contained in the report may be reproduced as long as the source and the author are cited.
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