Yesterday, Computerworld ran a story "Call the cops: We're not winning against cybercriminals". In it, Kaspersky Lab's CEO admits that they can't keep up with the criminals. ""We don’t have the solutions," says Natalya Kaspersky, CEO of the company. "We thought it was possible to do antivirus and that was adequate protection. That time is gone."
Their CTO says "The company dedicates 50 engineers to analyzing new malware samples and trying to find ways to block them, but with about 200 new samples per day and growing, it's an uphill fight, he says."
Further, the CEO states "Police have made efforts to prosecute the people behind the malware, but success has been limited. In 2004, there were 100 arrests worldwide. That number rose to a few hundred in 2005, then dropped back to about 100 again in 2006, Kaspersky says. "The stupid guys got jailed," he says. "The smart guys -- it's very difficult to find them.""
Their conclusion? There is a need for international police coordination and legal prosecution.
This article merely confirms the statements made last summer at an international conference in Montreal that criminals would have the upper hand for the next 2-3 years.
Bottom line: Make sure you have multiple layers of identity defenses using stronger and stronger authentication and make sure that you're on top of your security game or you may be very sorry.
Guy
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