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    FYI...

    Web attack toolkits...
    - http://www.symantec.com/tv/news/deta...d=750972922001
    Video: 90 seconds

    Web attack toolkits and Malicious Websites ...
    - http://www.symantec.com/business/the...attacktoolkits
    Jan. 2011 - "Launching widespread attacks on networked computers used to be a task reserved for a rare few hackers – those with an extensive knowledge of programming. This is no longer the case. The advent of attack toolkits has lowered the bar significantly, opening the doors for anyone with a basic understanding of networking and computers to produce threats that exploit vulnerabilities. These toolkits are used to enable the theft of sensitive information or to convert compromised computers into a network of botnets in order to mount additional attacks. They are advertised and sold in the online underground economy. Symantec believes that attack kits play a significant role in the continuing evolution of cybercrime into a self-sustaining, profitable, and increasingly organized economic model worth millions of dollars. This report provides an in-depth look at the evolution of attack kits, their features and how hackers use them to lure in victims, especially online..."
    (More detail and links at the URL above.)

    - http://www.symantec.com/business/pop...ution_timeline

    Careful What You Search For ...
    - http://www.symantec.com/connect/blog...hat-you-search
    18 Jan 2011
    > http://www.symantec.com/connect/site...rchpie_sml.jpg

    Last edited by AplusWebMaster; 2011-01-19 at 20:44.
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