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Future Trends of Malware
An anonymous reader writes "What are the driving forces behind the rise of malware? Who's behind it, and what tactics do they use? How are vendors responding, and what should organizations, researchers, and end users keep in mind for the upcoming future? All these questions and more are answered in the well written (MHO) Future Trends of Malware"
It seems like parents everywhere trust their AntiVirus to stop everything. When they get spyware, and you tell em you got to remove it, they'll retort,"Oh, just run Mcaffee". The funny part that we all know here is that there are too much malware out there for one Antivirus software to stop and they keep coming. To me, Antivirus software seems a lot like SnakeWater.
God spoke to me.
I'm sure it's a great paper. But when it's presented as black and sky blue text on a purple background, reading it is almost like having my eyes infected with malware.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
Key summary points
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Malware authors update their multi-vendor anti virus signatures faster than most end users and enterprises do altogether
The high pressure put on malware authors by the experienced vendors is causing them to unite efforts and assets, and realize that it's hard to compete on their own. Yet this doesn't stop them from waging a war in between
Intellectual property theft worms have to potential to dominate in today's knowledge-driven society acting as tools for espionage
Don't matter what you always wanted to do to ecriminals, in case of a cryptoviral extortion, you'll be the one having to initiate the contact
The growing Internet population, E-commerce flow, and the demand for illegal/unethical services, would fuel the development of an Ecosystem, for anything, but legal
The "Web as a platform" is a powerful medium for malware attackers understanding the new Web
The unprecedented growth of E-commerce would always remain the main incentive for illegal activities
7.0 Conclusion
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I hope that the points I have raised in this research, would prove valuable to both end users, businesses and anti-virus vendors. The Internet as a growing force shaping our ways of thinking and living is as useful, as easy to exploit as well. The clear growth in E-commerce, today's open-source nature of malware, the growing penetration of the Internet in respect to insecure connected PCs, are among the main driving factors of the scene. Do your homework and stay ahead of the threats, most of all, less branding when making security decisions, but high preferences! Please, feel free to direct your opinions, remarks, or any feedback to me, at dancho.danchev AT hush.com or at ddanchev.blogspot.com where you can directly comment on my publication. Nothing is impossible, the impossible just takes a little while!
I counted 45! exclamation points in that article!
Now after reading it, I have become so depressed that I have decided not to connect my computer to the internet ever again!!!
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
Oh yes, I almost forgot! Another word: "Sony". Their rootkit is the future. Sure, people bitch now, but in time, the companies will either find a "compromise" solution that infuriates people less (for instance, a rootkit without horrific security flaws), or simply establish rootkits and other malware as the "industry standard", critics (read: angry geeks) be damned.
With spending like this, exactly what are "conservatives" conserving?