{"51161":{"#nid":"51161","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Information Security Center Releases Emerging Cyber Threats Forecast for 2009","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESophistication of Threats Continues to Rise as Cyber Criminals Seek Increased Levels of Data, Profitability \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (October 15, 2008) \u2013 The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), a national leader in information security research and education, today announced the release of the GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009, outlining the top five areas of security concern and risk for consumer and enterprise Internet users for the coming year. The report was released at the annual GTISC Security Summit on Emerging Cyber Security Threats \u2013 a gathering of leading industry and academic leaders from organizations with a stake in protecting the online user community. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor 2009, GTISC is forecasting five key cyber security areas where threats are expected to increase and evolve:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMalware\u2014 specifically under the guise of benign social networking links\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBotnets \u2013 specifically the spread of botnet attacks to wireless and peer-to-peer networks\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECyber warfare \u2014  including targets on the U.S. economy and infrastructure\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThreats to VoIP and Mobile Convergence\u2014specifically voice fraud and cellular botnets\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Evolving Cyber Crime Economy \u2013 including the rise of sophisticated malware-for-sale kits and programs\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the report, data will continue to be the primary motive behind future cyber crime \u2013 whether targeting traditional fixed computing environments or mobile applications. Experts from across the IT security spectrum \u2013 from government to industry to academia \u2013 join GTISC\u0027s call for closer coordination between the security industry, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), application developers and government regulators to safeguard the user community and hinder the spread of sophisticated cyber security threats. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022At GTISC, we strongly believe that a proactive approach to understanding emerging threats will help us develop more effective information security technologies and strategies,\u0022 said Mustaque Ahamad, director of GTISC. \u0022The annual GTISC Security Summit on Emerging Cyber Security Threats and this report seek to give us a better understanding of the increasingly sophisticated cyber security challenges we will face in the years ahead. We wish to thank the esteemed members of the IT security community who assisted us with the creation of this report.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 300 corporate executives, industry leaders and technologists from across the country attended the GTISC Security Summit on Emerging Cyber Security Threats, keynoted by Lt. General Robert J. Elder, Jr., Commander Eighth Air Force of the Barksdale Air Force Base. Following Lt. Elder\u0027s address on \u0022Global Operations and Mission Assurance in a Contested Cyber Environment\u0022 in the morning, Summit panelists engaged in a lively discussion moderated by IT Security Entrepreneur, Thomas E. Noonan. This year\u0027s panelists, from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, IBM Internet Security Systems, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Cisco, Motorola and SecureWorks, helped to educate the audience on the proliferation of cyber threats, including those listed in the report, and highlighted possible countermeasures to safeguard the user and business communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo view the entire GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats for 2009 report or to watch a pre-recorded Web cast of the Summit, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtiscsecuritysummit.com\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gtiscsecuritysummit.com\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC)\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Georgia Tech Information Security Center, a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, is an interdisciplinary center involving faculty from the College of Computing, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003EStefany Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stefany@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estefany@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (October 15, 2008) \u2013 The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), a national leader in information security research and education, today announced the release of the GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009, outlining the top five areas of security concern and risk for consumer and enterprise Internet users for the coming year. Source: Office of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:40:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:33","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}