Types of Threats and Attacks As the number of attacks increases, the following trends in malicious code are emerging Increased speed and volume of attacks Reduced time between the discovery of a vulnerability and the release of an attack to exploit the vulnerability Remotely-controlled bot networks are growing E-commerce is the most frequently targeted industry Attacks against Web application technologies are IncreasIng a large percent of Fortune 100 companies have been compromised by worms Electronic Commerc Prentice Hall 2006 18Electronic Commerce Prentice Hall © 2006 18 Types of Threats and Attacks – As the number of attacks increases, the following trends in malicious code are emerging: • Increased speed and volume of attacks • Reduced time between the discovery of a vulnerability and the release of an attack to exploit the vulnerability • Remotely-controlled bot networks are growing • E-commerce is the most frequently targeted industry • Attacks against Web application technologies are increasing • A large percent of Fortune 100 companies have been compromised by worms