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Source: itWorldCanada - Posted by Pax Dickinson
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Information Security made great strides last year.
Sadly, so did cyber crime.
In the U.S. – according to a recent FBI study – almost 90 per cent of firms experienced computer attacks last year despite the use of security software.
So what happened in 2005?
In a year when rootkits went mainstream and malware went criminal, information security improved.
There was no global pandemic like the Slammer or Blaster worm juggernaut. There was no malware with a replication magnitude of the order of Code Red, Slammer, Nimda, or the Iloveyou virus. With the notable exception of PHP worms, even the Linux side had fewer popular viruses and worms.
Patching got easier. Not only did more and more sophisticated patch management tools arrive from every sector, but there were fewer patches to deploy. Administrators got better at blocking hackers and malware. And end users don't click on every file attachment they receive.
But security onslaughts attain greater significance as the year saw the metamorphosis of cyber malice into a highly organized and sophisticated international crime syndicate, where the likes of ‘phishing’ and ‘spamming’ have gone through drastic evolution.
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