Cybercriminals have begun focusing their malicious endeavors on the sinew of the Internet to reap greater rewards. For months now, Net bandits have targeted key infrastructure elements — from the domain-naming service to certificate-issuing authorities to hosting services — in order to spread cash-producing malware. “They’re going after the infrastructure of the Internet,” said Dave Jevans, chairman and CTO of
Marble Security and a founder of the Anti-Phishing Work Group.
Report: Criminals Put a Bull's-eye on Web Infrastructure
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. April 29, 2013 06:00 AMCybercriminals have begun focusing their malicious endeavors on the sinew of the Internet to reap greater rewards. For months now, Net bandits have targeted key infrastructure elements — from the domain-naming service to certificate-issuing authorities to hosting services — in order to spread cash-producing malware. “They’re going after the infrastructure of the Internet,” said Dave Jevans, chairman and CTO of
Marble Security and a founder of the Anti-Phishing Work Group.