Security Report: More Malware, More Trojans

IBM's Internet Security Systems (ISS) X-Force research and development has released a report that measures the volume of malware on a year to year basis. Surprise, surprise. Compared to the first half of 2006, the first half of 2007 revealed an increase in the amount of sophistication of malware.

The report, entitled Cyber Attacks on the Rise: IBM X-Force 2007 Midyear Report states that Trojans (seemingly legitimate files that are actually malware) comprise the most voluminous category of malware so far in 2007, accounting for 28 percent of all malware.

"The X-Force security statistics report for 2006 predicted a continued rise in the sophistication of targeted, profit-motivated cyber attacks," said Kris Lamb, director of X-Force for IBM Internet Security Systems. "This directly correlates to the rise in popularity of Trojans that we are witnessing this year, as Trojans are often used by attackers to launch sustained, targeted attacks."

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