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Jul 27 2009   11:26AM GMT

Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report is out

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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According to the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report , the Conficker worm is still active and affecting thousands of Systems daily.  Just to recap the Conficker worm began infecting the Systems in late 2008 and still an active worm.

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 Cisco Systems released the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report on 14^th of July 2009 and the report highlights some of the most common technical and business strategies that Internet  criminals used to breach corporate networks compromise Web sites and steal personnel information.

The highlights of the Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report is as follows

• The Conficker worm, which began infecting computer systems late last year by exploiting a Windows operating system vulnerability, continues to spread. Several million computer systems were under Conficker’s control as of June 2009.
• Online criminals are up on current events and making the most of them. After the outbreak of H1N1 influenza (”swine flu”) in April, cybercriminals quickly blanketed the Web with spam that advertised preventive drugs and linked to fake pharmacies. Cybercriminals will often seize on major news events to launch this type of attack.  While many spammers continue to operate with extremely high volumes, some are opting for lower-volume but more frequent attacks in an effort to remain under the radar.
• President Barack Obama has made strengthening U.S. cybersecurity a high priority for his administration and looks to work with the international community and the private sector to leverage technology innovations to reduce cybercrime. This focus is expected to have a significant positive impact for the industry in the coming months. John N. Stewart, Cisco’s chief security officer and a contributor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report for the Obama administration, provided additional insight in a recent blog and video blog post.

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