Trend is hear for some time and is clear for everyone - organized crime has entered computer security scene. There are many ways to make illegal profit, and malware writers are obviously in high demand. Should we invent the new term for the situation - crimeware? Does it really matter if it is a virus, a trojan or a spyware? Is it reasonable for end user to distinguish among them?
Antivirus market is consolidating and maybe it is the time for a new name also - anticrimeware, or at least antimalware.
Related links:
Cyber crime tool kits go on sale (BBC)
"Cyber Crime Toolkits" Hit the News (Bruce Schneier's blog)
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Crimeware
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Another related link:
http://www.forbes.com/home/security/2007/07/06/security-software-hacking-tech-security-cx_ag_0706vulnmarket.html
Technically it might be important to distinguish between *ware, because it characterize:
- spread technique,
- behaviour, etc
But yes, I agree that it doesn't matter how to call this for social sense
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