Cybercriminals target infrastructure
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ScanSafe, a provider of web security, issued its Annual Global Threat Report, revealing that critical infrastructure such as energy, pharmaceutical and government assets are more than twice as likely to be targeted by cybercriminals than other organizations.
The report is based on an analysis of more than a trillion Web requests processed in 2009 by the ScanSafe Threat Center on behalf of the company’s corporate customers in more than 100 countries. ScanSafe’s research reflects a disturbing trend – organizations that harness the most valuable intellectual data are encountering Web malware with much greater frequency than other verticals.
The report outlines the verticals most at risk as:
1. Energy & Oil with a 356% greater rate of direct encounters with data theft Trojans;
2. Pharmaceutical & Chemical with a 322% greater rate;
3. Government with a 252% greater rate;
4. Banking & Finance with a 204% greater rate.
