Report: Cloud botnets, search poisoning and mobile attacks among 2013's biggest security issues

Researchers at Georgia Tech release 2013 computer security threat forecast

Researchers from the Georgia Tech Information Security Center today released their official 2013 cyberthreats forecast, detailing what they say will be the most serious computer security issues in the coming year.

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SOLUTIONS?

The director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory, Bo Rotoloni, said these problems demand responses on several fronts.

"Our best defense on the growing cyber warfront is found in cooperative education and awareness, best-of-breed tools and robust policy developed collaboratively by industry, academia and government," he said in a statement accompanying the report.

More information on the report can be found here.

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