Wednesday, July 11, 2007

How Did Your Virus Get in My Video?

Viruses, trojans and worms are going multimedia in '07. We have been trained like Pavlov's dogs not to open executable attachments from people we don't know, but what harm will an innocent video of a talking cat do? A lot.

This year we are going to see the rise of multimedia malware. In addition, Web 2.0 will create new security vulnerabilities. As we enable anonymous users to interact and post messages and files on our websites and servers, we are offering new platforms for their malicious intent.

Downloading a free ringtone may be giving someone a free pass to your address book. Viewing an "uplifting" PowerPoint may enable someone to "lift" the passwords from your desktop.