Comments on: what could a Web2.0 virus look like? http://vrypan.net/log/2006/11/01/what-could-a-web20-virus-look-like/ panayotis' notes about the web and everything else. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dr. Lutz Jänicke, CTO of Innominate http://vrypan.net/log/2006/11/01/what-could-a-web20-virus-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-20848 Dr. Lutz Jänicke, CTO of Innominate Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:58:25 +0000 http://vrypan.net/log/2006/11/01/what-could-a-web20-virus-look-like/#comment-20848 We know from research that 49 per cent of attacks to the industrial network come via the corporate WAN and business network. It is also widely accepted that 80 per cent of firewalls are incorrectly figured which makes securing the production network a real area of concern. What these figures illustrate is that the probability of Web 2.0 malware being transferred from one environment to the other is very high -and to disastrous effect! Viruses are becoming more complex and companies need to address the increased threat by investing in decentralised security devices. Budget and size will determine whether a company selects a plug-and-protect solution, or a decentralised firewall, but in either case the core message is - get the security closer to the machine! We know from research that 49 per cent of attacks to the industrial network come via the corporate WAN and business network. It is also widely accepted that 80 per cent of firewalls are incorrectly figured which makes securing the production network a real area of concern. What these figures illustrate is that the probability of Web 2.0 malware being transferred from one environment to the other is very high -and to disastrous effect!

Viruses are becoming more complex and companies need to address the increased threat by investing in decentralised security devices. Budget and size will determine whether a company selects a plug-and-protect solution, or a decentralised firewall, but in either case the core message is - get the security closer to the machine!

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