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M86 Security Labs report provides insight to plan security for 2012

M86 Security Labs just released its latest Security Labs Report detailing key trends and developments in Internet security. M86 is a group of security researchers who specialize in Web and email threats. They follow Internet security trends and monitor and analyze malware activity, spam and phishing, including newly discovered vulnerabilities and the exploits using them in the wild. Data and analysis from M86 Security Labs is continuously updated and always accessible online at http://www.m86security.com/labs.

This recent report covering the last half of 2011 highlights some interesting emerging trends:

• Targeted attacks have grown more sophisticated, with evidence that cybercriminals are pursuing not only commercial organizations, but also government and infrastructure targets. Moreover, with the growing use of fraudulent and/or stolen digital certificates, these attacks have become more successful and evasive.
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