Internet security predictions for 2010

Posted by kent on January 7th, 2010

Internet security software experts at McAfee are making some predictions for threats in the year 2010. McAfee expects that Windows exploits will become less common as hackers switch their interest to products made by Adobe. Apparently Windows has gotten a lot better, but also, according to the report: "Flash and (Acrobat) Reader are among the most widely deployed applications in the world, which provides a higher return on investment to cybercriminals."

McAfee also sees increasing attacks delivered via social networking sites, targeted emails, and ever-smarter banking trojans. But, they conclude, they "anticipate even more successes in the fight against all forms of cybercrime in 2010."

You can help fight cybercrime by keeping your software up-to-date. This includes both your Internet security software and applications and plugins like Flash and Acrobat Reader.