Zero-Day Attacks: Software Risks and Malware Trends Explained

The recent surge in malware attacks against zero-day flaws in some of the most widely used software packages is confirmation of an IT administrator's worst nightmare: Stand-alone, signature-based anti-virus software offers no protection from sophisticated online criminals.

During 2006, there was a wave of zero-day attacks against Microsoft Office applications

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