IM interoperability raises virus threat
‘Interoperability of instant-messaging services will allow worms and viruses to propagate more easily, creating more risk in online security, according to Postini’s annual Message Management and Threat Report.
The 42-page report, issued by messaging traffic processor Postini, details the types of threats to look for in 2006, as well as the new trends in data security to attempt to minimize those threats.
Among the predicted new security trends, the report said that message encryption will become standard, as companies find new ways to provide easy, policy-based encryption on demand.
The report also predicted an expansion in Internet service provider activity to place limits on the amount of messages subscribers can send out in an attempt to curtail the volume of spam on their networks. ‘
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