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Cybercriminals and security attacks
1. GFI White Paper
Cybercriminals and
security attacks: What your
business must know
Malware attacks have become increasingly prevalent with more
than one million unique malware samples uncovered each month.1
And with threats on the rise, businesses are starting to question the
capabilities of their security infrastructure.
2. Contents
Introduction 3
What the headlines don’t tell you 3
The malware (r)evolution 3
Spear phishing scams 3
Poisoned searches 3
Keylogging 3
Flash drives and USB sticks 4
Protect your business with layered security 4
About GFI VIPRE® Antivirus Business 4
About GFI 4
Cybercriminals and security attacks: What your business must know 2
3. This white paper explores today’s top security risks for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the
tools necessary to protect against next-generation malware and cybercrime.
What the headlines don’t tell you
Citigroup Inc., Sony Corp., Nintendo, PBS and CIA hacks have all made front-page news recently. Despite
widespread coverage of these security breaches, many cybercrimes go unreported in an effort to maintain
customer confidence and, in the case of publicly traded companies, protect shareholder value.
Although most headline-making hacks involve large corporations, cybercrime is a very real and steadily
growing threat to SMBs. Cybercriminals target SMBs for several reasons, including monetary gain, to access
sensitive data or files, to exploit security weaknesses or just for fun.
Cyber attacks are more sophisticated and more targeted than ever. So are the hackers and malware writers
getting smarter? Or are anti-malware and endpoint security solutions falling short? It’s a little bit of both.
The malware (r)evolution
Traditional viruses represent only a fraction of the current threat landscape. Today, the top security risks for
SMBs are:
Spear phishing scams
Targeted email attacks where cybercriminals send fake emails that appear surprisingly authentic. These emails
often mimic the look and/or style of communications sent by banks or credit card companies and “phish” for
personal information. Oftentimes, spear phishing emails link to malicious websites, where login credentials are
stolen, or include malicious attachments, that install malware on end-user machines.
Between July and December 2010, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) identified 67,677 phishing
attacks. Based on this, the analysis of cybercriminal activities – including the development of unique malicious
websites – and the financial benefits afforded spear phishing scams, the APWG reports these types of threats
will continue to grow exponentially.
As the number of malicious email scams increase, network security measures must also. Traditional AV spam
and virus filters are often ineffective in catching spear phishing attempts. With today’s threat landscape, it’s
imperative to choose an antivirus solution that accurately identifies and strips malicious attachments from
emails, blocks dangerous URLs and protects users from visiting phishing sites. Employee education is
also critical.
Poisoned searches
An estimated 300+ million people conduct Google searches each day. So it’s no surprise that malware writers
have begun to capitalize on search engine results, using current, popular searches to propagate malware.
These poisoned searches push bogus URLs to the top of SEO rankings, sending users to sites that host
malicious code. SEO poisoning is a popular attack vector that capitalizes on high-searched phrases, such
as “free porn,” and high-profile events, such as the “Royal Wedding.” According to the 2010 Websense Threat
Report, 22.4 percent of the top 100 Google searches resulted in poisoned URLs, up from 13.7 percent in
Q2 of 2009.2
Since poisoned searches have the potential to infect machines or even take down a network, user education
is key. Reminding employees to only rely on trusted news sources, type URLs directly into web browsers and
to be leery of download prompts may save future headaches.
Keylogging
Commercial keylogging programs serve valid purposes, such as tracking kids’ computer-related activities
or assessing employees’ site visits and online traffic. However, malicious keyloggers do not – operating in
stealth mode to grab screenshots, log user activities and gain passwords, financial data and other personal
information from machines.
1
AV-TEST Institute, www.av-test.org/en/statistics/malware
2 Websense 2010 Threat Report, www.websense.com/content/threat-report-2010-introduction.aspx
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4. The legality of keylogging and other PC monitoring tools is a hotly debated topic. Regardless, IT administrators
must be aware of the existence of keyloggers and monitoring apps on their network, authorized or not. If an
employee installs these tools without IT’s knowledge, they are exposing the organization to unnecessary risk.
Flash drives and USB sticks
Flash drives and USB sticks allow employees to transfer documents, data and files to work from home or
another offsite location. And while doing so may increase employee productivity, it also puts network
security at risk. In a July 2011 report from the Ponemon Institute3 70 percent of companies traced the loss of
confidential data to USB sticks. Of that, 55 percent were related to malware attacks. The 2010 Stuxnet worm
outbreak is another example of the dangers of USB sticks. This spyware worm spread undetected via infected
memory sticks to thousands of machines in the U.S., India, Indonesia and other countries.
So how can the convenience of working remotely be achieved while still keeping the network secure? The
answer is simple: choose an antivirus solution that scans self-running media, such as USB drives, for malware
when a removable device is inserted.
Protect your business with layered security
Whether your organization has 10 employees, 500 or 50,000, security threats don’t discriminate. To ensure
that the latest malware doesn’t wreak havoc on your business, drain user productivity, or take a major hit on IT
resources, you must be prepared with the best security solutions available.
When it comes to AV software, you need a reliable product that automatically scans for the latest viruses
and malware. IT should be able to easily monitor the solution, without worries of false positives or strains on
network performance. The right AV product will offer protection against zero-day threats, and will scan emails
and URLs for malicious code and attachments. New malware is developed rapidly, and your antivirus solution
should update frequently and protect against all threats – from the infection vector to the payload execution.
Unfortunately, even the best AV solution cannot always overcome human behavior. Cybercriminals, realizing
this, use social engineering techniques to prey on the good, trusting nature of individuals, getting them to
click on poisonous URLs and unwittingly open dangerous attachments. Because of this, every business must
educate its employees on today’s security threats.
About GFI VIPRE® Antivirus Business
VIPRE Antivirus Business combines the latest antivirus and anti-spyware detection and removal technologies
to protect against next-generation malware threats in a comprehensive and highly efficient manner. Built by
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About GFI
GFI Software provides web and mail security, archiving, backup and fax, networking and security software
and hosted IT solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) via an extensive global partner
community. GFI products are available either as on-premise solutions, in the cloud or as a hybrid of both
delivery models. With award-winning technology, a competitive pricing strategy, and a strong focus on the
unique requirements of SMBs, GFI satisfies the IT needs of organizations on a global scale. The company has
offices in the United States (North Carolina, California and Florida), UK (London and Dundee), Austria, Australia,
Malta, Hong Kong, Philippines and Romania, which together support hundreds of thousands of installations
worldwide. GFI is a channel-focused company with thousands of partners throughout the world and is also a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
More information about GFI can be found at http://www.gfi.com.
3 “Second Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study,” July 2011, Ponemon Institute
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