Cloud computing and virtualization are just two technologies that cybercriminals are anxious to exploit, forecasts a report released Wednesday by security vendor Trend Micro.
The year ahead offers new opportunities for cybercrooks as they hunt for more targets and new challenges as people try to protect themselves, says Trend Micro's 2010 Future Threat Report (PDF).
Cloud computing and virtualization can be cost effective. But since they're beyond the confines of a company's own firewall, they could be potentially open areas for cybercriminals to attack. October's Sidekick data outage highlighted the vulnerabilities of the cloud, which cybercrooks are likely to abuse, according to Trend Micro.
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The year ahead offers new opportunities for cybercrooks as they hunt for more targets and new challenges as people try to protect themselves, says Trend Micro's 2010 Future Threat Report (PDF).
Cloud computing and virtualization can be cost effective. But since they're beyond the confines of a company's own firewall, they could be potentially open areas for cybercriminals to attack. October's Sidekick data outage highlighted the vulnerabilities of the cloud, which cybercrooks are likely to abuse, according to Trend Micro.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10413144-83.html?tag=nl.e757
