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How many outbreaks did we see in 2007??
A: 5
B: 11
C: 87
D: 0
2007 in review – PUP quiz
40% of all malware was new in 2007!
How malware gets on machines
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How attackers use your computer
Botnets: recent history
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The tools are stupidly simple….
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Vulnerabilities
Source: NIST
Trends in the last 12 months
• Move towards more distributed and fault tolerant systems
• Malware communications being encrypted• a big move from Europe to China• More sophistication in spreading of malware
via automation • More sophistication in detecting VM’s• Selective infections for certain geographical
locations─ Send packages XYZ to people from UK,SE,DK,NO─ who run windows ─ and have AOL accounts
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