Cyber espionage seen as growing threat to business->
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BobB writes "Cyber espionage is getting renewed attention as fresh evidence emerges of online break-ins at U.S. research labs and targeted phishing against corporations and government agencies here and abroad. It's no wonder that research firm SANS Institute has ranked cyber espionage No. 3 on its "Top Ten Cyber Menaces for 2008," just behind Web site attacks exploiting browser vulnerabilities and botnets such as the infamous Storm. "Economic espionage will be increasingly common as nation-states use cyber theft of data to gain economic advantage in multinational deals," SANS Institute claims. "The attack of choice involves targeted spear phishing with attachments, using well-researched social engineering methods to make the victim believe that an attachment comes from a trusted source.""
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