More Targeted Phishing, Spam and Mobile Attacks; IBM Reports 150K Security Events Per Second

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More Targeted Phishing, Spam and Mobile Attacks; IBM Reports 150K Security Events Per Second

By CircleID Reporter
March 31, 2011, 7:36 pm PDT Views: 12,875 Add Comment

IBM today released the results from its annual X-Force 2010 Trend and Risk Report, identifying more targeted phishing, spam and mobile attacks. The report also finds cloud security continuing to evolve.

“From Stuxnet to Zeus Botnets to mobile exploits, a widening variety of attack methodologies is popping up each day,” says Tom Cross, threat intelligence manager, IBM X-Force. “The numerous, high profile targeted attacks in 2010 shed light on a crop of highly sophisticated cyber criminals, who may be well-funded and operating with knowledge of security vulnerabilities that no one else has. Staying ahead of these growing threats and designing software and services that are secure from the start has never been more critical.”

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