10 security threats to watch out for in 2009
Version 1.0 - March 25, 2009
By Debra Littlejohn Shinder, MVP (Enterprise Security)
We’re well into the new year now, and we’re beginning to see trends emerging on the security front. Some of the threats we'll see this year will be similar to those in years past (after all, many of the basic con games now being perpetuated online were around long before the advent of computers and the Internet). However, attackers are becoming more sophisticated in their methods to circumvent the increased levels of security built into operating systems and applications. Here are 10 security threats that are likely to become more prominent in 2009.