According to security service providers Zscaler network traffic analysis company's latest report found that, with prior e-mail server for the network and focus on different Gongji recently attacker to point the finger more business users, the end user from within the system structure threats, and then use them to access confidential data.
Zscaler recently on the flow of data through a global network of research carried out, they called "the fourth quarter of 2009, Network Status," the report stressed the threat of botnets, corporate Internet access protocol and IE 6 browser, the application trend. Second official report this week was released the study on thousands of Web transactions per second, network traffic and several billion Web transactions are analyzed.
Zscaler senior security consultant Mike. Kidd said in an interview in Monday and found that attackers are keen to use JavaScript scripts or malicious iframes server from the attacker to spread the text, then text was implanted into the user's browser.
Malicious text will be at risk through the browser or Adobe Acrobat Reader and other vulnerable client application software to end-users a threat, and Trojans will steal a victim's confidential information.
Kidd said, "We recommend users to engage in online financial transactions to be extra vigilant and do everything possible use of network protection."
Zscaler also found that although the IE 6 browser, Microsoft's browser more successful, but the Version 6 can not protect against malicious URL links and fishing stop list.
According to research, botnets are still the problem continued. Kidd said, "We see a lot of zombie network." Some try to configure the anonymous user devices client IP address will be hidden to access pornographic websites, games or the contents of a security risks.
Another problem is darknets, this involves the distribution of IP space and not affect the network host. Also lead to the disclosure of internal information. Attacker will launch phishing attacks from the site, such as the recent fake social networking site deleted coolxd.com.
In other research results, Zscaler also found, such as JPEG and GIF, etc more easily than the JavaScript and HTML used by the attacker. Kidd said that "the network at this point is the attacker using the media."
Also found that Firefox is gradually more widely accepted, although the company needs more time to determine more accurately the browser usage trends. Kidd said the "IE browser users in the enterprise is still an obstacle than Firefox." Firefox browser's market share in December last year, more than 6%. However, IE browser market share to the end of 2009 still accounted for about 70%.
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