ScanSafe: online banking account attacks will boost in 2009

ScanSafe, a provider of SaaS Web Security, has issued guidelines on security for 2009, due to his predictions that the rate of exposure to Web-delivered malware will continue to increase at a rate of approximately six percent per month. Experts of the company highlight that online banking accounts and publicly traded companies are likely to suffer the most.

Company explains its predictions by the fact that when attackers find credit cards to be no good sources of revenue, they are likely to attack online banking accounts directly. This is going to effect on consumers’ confidence in the safety and integrity of online banking.

ScanSafe also added that publicly traded companies are especially vulnerable to attacks due to their competitors being likely to use malware with the aim of gaining sensitive information related to patentable R&D efforts for example. However, it is also predicted that companies and customers will adopt technologies that block third party content.

Above mentioned situation is going to effect Internet advertising by, for example, pop-up blockers to be likely to be blocked, making it harder for ads to reach their target audience, and domain registrars and hosting providers, due to a push for tighter enforcement over them.

ScanSafe concluded by saying that along with sophistication and frequency of the attacks there will also be improvements in the online security.