RSS Alerts

Related Links

  • Symantec
  • Elsevier Ltd is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Related Stories

  • South Africa poised to become cybercrime hub
    Analysis published by Symantec claims to show that South Africa is set to become a cybercrime hub during the coming year, largely due to the introduction of new broadband internet capacity.
  • Securing the 2012 Olympics
    Physical and IT security plans are well underway for the London Games in 2012, but could reputational damage be the real risk? Stephen Pritchard talks to David Blunkett to determine what the real cyberrisks are, and how to control them
  • Comment: Making protection against the impossible information security threats, possible
    The information security industry is changing and as more and more crime is committed online, security software vendors will have no choice but to adjust. Kevin Hogan, director of Symantec’s response centre explains how it is leading the market in responding to this shift…
  • Information security in China: A license to print money
    With 200 million internet users in China, and a predicted annual growth rate of 17% for the information security market until 2013, why would security vendors want to go anywhere else? William Knight investigates
  • Information security in the re-inventing Silicon Valley
    Silicon Valley, home to some of the world’s most talented information security professionals, and housing many of the information security market’s biggest players, is a hub of innovation. But the Valley hasn’t always been famed for its offerings in IT technology, and with bio-tech sweeping the Valley as the next big thing, it may soon re-invent itself once more. Eleanor Dallaway visited the Bay Area to talk to the people that are witnessing this evolution first-hand…

News

Internet attacks expected around 2010 FIFA World Cup

12 May 2009

Symantec warns against an “extensive number of attacks over the internet” expected to hit around the 2010 FIFA World Cup in football.

Symantec's Security Response Lab says it has already seen evidence of FIFA-related spam and expects to see this grow in the run-up to the event.

During the previous FIFA World Cup, related phishing attacks jumped by 40%.

The London 2012 Olympics may also fall victim to these attacks, according to Symantec.

 

This article is featured in:
Internet and Network Security • Malware and Hardware Security

 

Comment on this article

You must be registered and logged in to leave a comment about this article.

Copyright © 2010
Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Terms & Conditions | Privacy | Website Design Working with water