Targeted Hacks - Hard To Uncover, Harder To Fight
These targeted attacks, which typically involve a savvy perpetrator who knows where to go and what to get, can be much more dangerous than the run-of-the-mill viruses and vulnerabilities lurking on the Web.
Experts say less attention is paid to targeted attacks because they affect fewer victims, but that may be changing as mass-mailing worm launches and vulnerability scans become more refined.
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