17% of organizations are attacked by keyloggers, according to a report by Websense. This is an increase from 12% in 2005.


17% of organizations are attacked by keyloggers, according to a report by Websense. This is an increase from 12% in 2005.

According to Wikipedia, a keylogger is:

“A diagnostic used in software development that captures the user’s keystrokes. It can be useful to determine sources of error in computer systems. Such systems are also highly useful for law enforcement and espionage-for instance, providing a means to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypassing other security measures.” [Source]

The survey also warned of bots as a new threat. A bot is a software that can install itself on a user’s PC without their knowledge. The bot communicates with a command and control center which can launch Denial of Service attacks, and host malicious content, including phishing attacks.

Additional findings of the report were:

“¢ 34% of IT decision-makers said they were extremely confident about preventing bots from infecting employees’ PCs.
“¢ 19% said they have previously experienced a bot infecting an employee’s work-owned laptop or PC.
“¢ 62% said their companies filter bot traffic, while 14% said they do not filter it and 24% were not sure whether their network filtered bots.
“¢ 92% said their organization was infected by spyware at some point.
“¢ 81% said their employees received atleast one phishing attack through IM or email.

For more information on the Web@Work study, visit Websense.

 

 

 

 

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