Web 2.0 Security

The information security trend in 2009 report from Trend Micro issued that the increasing utilization rate of Web 2.0 social networking site this year, and coupled with lack of use experience and security knowledge from users, which shows Web 2.0 site will become the primary target of hackers.


Trend Micro said from last year, including large-scale Web invasion attack, AUTORUN malware, social network scams and regional information security threats, showing the network criminals have used new technics to reap benefits from internet users.

Among them, the use of USB storage device as a mobile media which is infected with AutoRun malware is most popular malicious programs in Asia, the ratio of infection is as high as 15%.

In addition, from past year, hackers have used many social network scam bait to trap internet users. They used many popular events such as Sichuan earthquake or Beijing Olympics as baits to lure users to download the malware script, and hackers can also develop a specific attack technic to target specific region and user background.

Trend Micro, said, since 2005, security threats from Web 2.0 sites has been growing nearly 20 times, and half of last year’s top 100 malicious programs are from the social network website. With computer virus are developed into a variety of complex forms (share folder, USB, etc.) to achieve the purpose of dissemination. Anti-virus developer needs to devote more manpower and resources to achieve a better protective effect.

Edited By Henry Lu