Survey Says Security Is Improving, but Cyber-Criminals Are Adapting
In its X-Force security report for 2011, IBM said security efforts have cut spam and improved vulnerability patching, but attackers are now targeting mobile devices and the cloud.
In the "X-Force 2011 Trend and Risk Report," IBM found significant reductions in such Internet security threats as spam and improvements in such areas as vulnerability patching and software application code. However, in response to such developments, cyber-criminals are now trying to find new ways to launch their attacks, as well as relying on a well-worn method: phishing.