State of Internet Security, Q1-Q2 2009

Keyboard_Commando · Sep 17, 2009

http://community.websense.com/blogs/websense-features/archive/2009/09/15/websense-security-labs-report-state-of-internet-security-q1-q2-2009.aspx

Today’s threats are leading to the Web, whether as the vector of the attack or simply the route in which stolen, confidential data is transmitted. Further underscoring the growth of the Web as the primary threat vector, during the first half of 2009 Websense Security Labs discovered:

- 233% growth in the number of malicious sites in the last six months and a 671% growth during the last year.
- 77% of Web sites with malicious code are legitimate sites that have been compromised.
- 95% of comments to blogs, chat rooms and message boards are spam or malicious.
- 57% of data-stealing attacks are conducted over the Web.
- 85.6% of all unwanted emails in circulation contained links to spam sites and/or malicious Web sites.

These discoveries, along with details on other exploits and analysis of Web, email and data security trends during the first half of 2009 are explored in the Websense Security Labs “State of Internet Security” report.
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Sully · Sep 17, 2009

- 95% of comments to blogs, chat rooms and message boards are spam or malicious.
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I find this fact on message boards to be hard to believe. Blogs and chat rooms, erm, I don't have any desire to use them in the first place. Most every forum I have gone to is full of people asking questions, giving answers or just shooting the bull.

Sul.

Keyboard_Commando · Sep 17, 2009

I also thought that 95% blogs and boards stat looked kinda dumb.

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