Dark Reading - Evil Bytes: Scareware And Bots Require Layered Defenses

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Defense in depth is not a new idea in security, but the importance of taking a layered approach is more important than ever. The current rise in infections by bots and scareware, along with recent reports on anti-malware endpoint protection, demonstrate how we need to be doing more at every layer.

by John Sawyer
Sep 23, 2009

Maybe you're one of the lucky ones, but nearly every IT person I know has seen a considerable increase in malware infections. The majority of the infections are bots and scareware that have come through a Web-based infection vector -- sometimes exploits against the browser, and sometimes taking advantage of users through social engineering. So what's going on?

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