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Top 5 Security Predictions for 2012

Nashville, TN - December 20, 2011

Looking back at the headlines of 2011, Security Watch saw some pretty alarming developments this year. Perhaps biggest of all was when the source codes for Zeus and SpyEye botnets were leaked, allowing any punk to easily replicate and spread the malware. Then Anonymous and an emergent group of hacktivists, Lulzsec, disrupted operations of major state and commercial institutions, including the FBI, San Francisco's BART trains, and the Arizona police department. Sony and RSA, a security firm for defense giant Lockheed Martin, suffered devastating data breaches that have squandered millions of dollars so far. And in mobile security, Android malware quadrupled, albeit from a small base. 

Looking ahead, what headlines will Security Watch see in 2012?

 

Read the full article, by Sara Yin, at SecurityWatch.