A malware decline and ransomware rise are in the security crystal ball for 2014.There will be less malware spreading through networks next year as hackers focus on obtaining credentials that allow them to access systems under the guise of authentic users.”Malware will still be important in establishing a foothold in the network, but we don’t see malware moving laterally in networks and infecting every computer as we saw a couple of years ago,” Alex Watson, director of Websense, told TechNewsWorld.”Malware will be used as a tool to grab credentials and walk in the front door,” he said.That can make things very difficult for system defenders.”The existing methods for identifying attacks are largely based on the characteristics of their malware,” Watson explained. “What happens when there isn’t any malware to detect in the attack?”Even if broad use of malware declines, one form of bad app that appears likely to rise is ransomware. That’s largely due to the success this year of Cryptolocker.”Since it has been successful, there’ll be more attacks of that nature in the months to come — especially if no one gets arrested,” Fred Touchette, a security analyst with AppRiver, told TechNewsWorld.”The spread, the effectiveness of the encryption, and… Read full this story
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