{"id":10832,"date":"2011-11-17T21:55:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T01:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=10832"},"modified":"2022-08-19T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T20:12:33","slug":"georgia-tech-predict-cyber-threats-for-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/georgia-tech-predict-cyber-threats-for-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Tech Predicts Cyber Threats For 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Georgia<\/a>The Georgia Tech Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2012<\/a> predicts that 2012 will feature new and increasingly sophisticated means to capture and exploit user data. “Our adversaries, whether motivated by monetary gain, political\/social ideology or otherwise are becoming increasingly sophisticated and better funded,\u201d said Bo Rotoloni, director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute<\/a>‘s (GTRI) Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory<\/a> (CTISL).<\/p>\n

\"Search<\/a>\u201cWe can no longer assume our data is safe sitting behind perimeter-protected networks. Attacks penetrate our systems through ubiquitous protocols, mobile devices, and social engineering, circumventing the network perimeter.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Threats according<\/a> to Georgia Tech<\/h3>\n

Search Poisoning<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Attackers will increasingly use SEO techniques<\/a> to optimize malicious links among search results so that users are more likely to click on a URL because it ranks highly on Google<\/a> (GOOG<\/a>) or other search engines.<\/p>\n

\"Mobile<\/a>Mobile Web-<\/a>based Attacks<\/strong> \u2013 Expect increased attacks aimed specifically against mobile Web browsers<\/a> as the tension between usability and security, along with device constraints (including small screen size), make it difficult to solve mobile Web browser<\/a> security flaws.<\/p>\n

Stolen Cyber Data Use for Marketing<\/strong> \u2013 The market for stolen cyber data will continue to evolve as botnets<\/a> capture private user information shared by social media platforms and sell it directly to legitimate business channels such as lead generation and marketing.<\/p>\n

\"botnets\"<\/a>\u201cWe continue to witness cyber attacks<\/a> of unprecedented sophistication and reach, demonstrating that malicious actors have the ability to compromise and control millions of computers that belong to governments, private enterprises, and ordinary citizens,<\/em>\u201d said Mustaque Ahamad, director of Georgia Tech Information Security Center<\/a> (GTISC).<\/p>\n

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