WHID 2007-85: IndiaTimes.com Visitors Risk High Exposure To Malware
The web site of a leading Indian newspaper is swamped with malware. A recent survey by WebSense cites by the Register found that of the sites hosing malware, 51% where legitimate sites that have been broken into. This is a major shift in the threat landscape, since keeping to web sites that you know is no longer a good protection strategy. Anecdotally undermining WebSense own web site classification technology as a security solution.
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- IndiaTimes.com Visitors Risk High Exposure To Malware [Information Week, Nov 9 2007]
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