{"id":865,"date":"2011-05-09T12:28:06","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T16:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:09:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:09:54","slug":"targeted-attacks-creating-greater-online-security-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/targeted-attacks-creating-greater-online-security-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Targeted attacks creating greater online security risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\">Domain name<\/a> registrants have been urged to take additional IT security precautions to defend against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/additional-domain-and-trademark-services.html\">phishing<\/a> and other online threats.<\/p>\n<p>According to Norton, the consumer brand of the online security organization Symantec, cyber criminals are increasingly aiming their attacks at specific firms and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bad guys are going after more targeted-type activity,&#8221; commented Con Mallon, director of regional product marketing at the firm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That can apply to a suit at a high level company and also it can apply to you as an individual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding phishing and other online dangers, Mallon said Web users need to be &#8220;very aware&#8221; of the potential dangers and ever-more sensitive to people targeting them.<\/p>\n<p>According to the &#8220;Symantec Internet Security Threat Report,&#8221; published last month, targeted attacks such as Hydraq and Stuxnet posed a growing threat to enterprises in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mallon claimed that the attacks were used by criminals to create a gateway to firms&#8217; intellectual property and other confidential information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domain name registrants have been urged to take additional IT security precautions to defend against phishing and other online threats. 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