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FYI…
Web attack toolkits…
- http://www.symantec.com/tv/news/details.jsp?vid=750972922001
Video: 90 seconds
Web attack toolkits and Malicious Websites …
- http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp…_attacktoolkits
Jan. 2011 - "Launching widespread attacks on networked computers used to be a task reserved for a rare few hackers – those with an extensive knowledge of programming. This is no longer the case. The advent of attack toolkits has lowered the bar significantly, opening the doors for anyone with a basic understanding of networking and computers to produce threats that exploit vulnerabilities. These toolkits are used to enable the theft of sensitive information or to convert compromised computers into a network of botnets in order to mount additional attacks. They are advertised and sold in the online underground economy. Symantec believes that attack kits play a significant role in the continuing evolution of cybercrime into a self-sustaining, profitable, and increasingly organized economic model worth millions of dollars. This report provides an in-depth look at the evolution of attack kits, their features and how hackers use them to lure in victims, especially online…"
(More detail and links at the URL above.)
- http://www.symantec.com/business/popup.jsp…lution_timeline
Careful What You Search For …
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/care…what-you-search
18 Jan 2011
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Web attack toolkits…
- http://www.symantec.com/tv/news/details.jsp?vid=750972922001
Video: 90 seconds
Web attack toolkits and Malicious Websites …
- http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp…_attacktoolkits
Jan. 2011 - "Launching widespread attacks on networked computers used to be a task reserved for a rare few hackers – those with an extensive knowledge of programming. This is no longer the case. The advent of attack toolkits has lowered the bar significantly, opening the doors for anyone with a basic understanding of networking and computers to produce threats that exploit vulnerabilities. These toolkits are used to enable the theft of sensitive information or to convert compromised computers into a network of botnets in order to mount additional attacks. They are advertised and sold in the online underground economy. Symantec believes that attack kits play a significant role in the continuing evolution of cybercrime into a self-sustaining, profitable, and increasingly organized economic model worth millions of dollars. This report provides an in-depth look at the evolution of attack kits, their features and how hackers use them to lure in victims, especially online…"
(More detail and links at the URL above.)
- http://www.symantec.com/business/popup.jsp…lution_timeline
Careful What You Search For …
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/care…what-you-search
18 Jan 2011
> http://www.symantec.com/connect/sites/defa…archpie_sml.jpg
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