quietman7
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 Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject: Symantec: Phishing Attacks Continue To Rise |
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| Quote: | Symantec: Internet Security Attacks Up
By David Worthington, BetaNews
March 21, 2005, 6:46 PM
Security vendor Symantec has published a bi-annual report that shows an increase in the number of Web attacks, severe and easy to exploit vulnerabilities, phishing scams and threats to Windows. According to the report, businesses are now averaging 13.6 security incidents per day, up from 10.6 earlier in the year.
The most common Internet attack was the Microsoft SQL Server Resolution Service Stack Overflow Attack, which has held that position for three reporting periods; the second most common was the TCP SYN Flood Denial of Service attack.
The report also said maliciously coded applications are becoming more frequently designed to obtain confidential information and there has been an increase of over 366 percent in phishing attempts reported by Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam filters. In addition, hackers are favoring attacks on Web applications because they can bypass perimeter security. |
http://www.betanews.com/article/Symantec_Internet_Security_Attacks_Up/1111448796
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