Security: IM Becoming More Popular Malware Target, Study Finds
‘“The level of threat is nowhere as great as its going to be in the future,” David Ferris, president, Ferris Research, said. “Organizations should be coming up with a strategy and defenses now. They need multi-level antivirus control, firewall control and they should team up with value-added vendors to provide greater security on IM.”
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As the use of instant messaging for business and consumer purposes grows, so does the allure of writing malware targeting IM. A study released yesterday by IMlogic, which sells IM security products, reported that the number of attacks on IM systems jumped dramatically during the second quarter.
The IMlogic Threat Center study found that more than 70 percent of reported malware attacks were aimed at free messaging services such as AOL Instant Messenger , MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Messenger; 30 percent targeted enterprise IM….’
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