TechRepublic - IT Security: What you need to know to survive targeted malware attacks

Targeted attacks require a more granular approach to applying security controls. Tom Olzak looks at ways to survive when your organization becomes a cybercriminal's next target.

June 29th, 2010
By Tom Olzak

Viruses, worms, and rootkits are old news. We all protect ourselves and our organizations from common blanketed attacks that haphazardly flow through the Web looking for targets of opportunity. General phishing attacks are easily detected today, and even our users smell a rat occasionally. However, our efforts are affecting the bottom line of cybercrime business enterprises. So they are making it easier for themselves and harder for us by targeting user populations of higher value.

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