| 2010 In a Data Security Retrospective
There were no comforting trends for 2010 as the number of malicious software rose dramatically.
The most exploited methods in 2010 were:
• Compromised legitimate websites
• Infected websites disguised as legitimate
• Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter
• Popular software applications such as from Adobe and Microsoft
Noteworthy pieces of malware:
• Conficker – is a network worm that has the ability to update itself by downloads from the Internet. This worm can trigger downloads of itself to the remote computer without the user's knowledge.
• Koobface – spreads itself through social networks like Facebook. Using the information gathered from the cookies, the worm connects to these sites and starts sending messages with malicious links to friends and contacts.
• Fake antivirus programs – malware is spread using social engineering techniques to trick users into downloading malicious software and/or visiting web sites with malicious content.
Predictions for 2011
• Increased exploitation of social networks. As these networks grow so does the interest of cybercriminals to target them and their users.
• Automatic updates of malware will be more innovative.
• More regulation of the Internet will emerge as a heavily discussed topic.
• Handheld devices will have increased threats from widespread malware.
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