At a glance:
- The MessageLabs Intelligence report for 2009 highlights turbulent spam activity throughout the year, with average spam levels reaching 87.7%
- Botnets continued to rule the cyber security landscape in 2009 with the ten major heavyweight spam-sending botnets
- One of the major threats of 2009, the Bredolab Trojan, was designed to give the sender complete control of the target computer
- 90.6% of spam contained a URL, or hyperlink
- Other than the global credit crisis, world events, festivities and news stories also contributed to many spam themes in 2009
- CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computer and Humans Apart), came under increased scrutiny this year as CAPTCHA-breaking tools have been readily traded in the underground economy
Contents:
- Spam: Top Threats of 2009
- Malware: Top Threats of 2009
- Fraud, Scams and Phishing: Top Threats of 2009
- Global and Business: Top Threats of 2009
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2009 was a tough year for businesses around the globe with no respite from cyber criminals who generated an influx and variation of spam and malware that many traditional security technologies were ill-equipped to handle. In this report we take a closer look at the major factors and key developments over the course of the year and their impact on the security landscape, looking ahead to 2010 to provide insight into key threats and areas of concern.
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