ScanSafe, now part of Cisco, has released its Annual Global Threat Report 2009, which finds that critical infrastructure like energy, pharmaceutical and government assets are more than twice as likely than other organizations to be targeted by cybercriminals.
"There is a misconception that cybercriminals are only intent on stealing data intended for credit card fraud and identity theft," says ScanSafe senior security researcher Mary Landesman. "In reality, cybercriminals are casting a much wider net. Consumer credit card details are child's play compared to the value of infrastructure and intellectual data from these sensitive verticals. The message is clear -- cyberwar is already here. The Web is the battlefield and the enterprise is on the frontlines."
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