Facebook, Twitter and Flash are top malware targets in 2010
By Brian Osborne 12.31.2009 :: 9:32AM EST 12.31.2009
Facebook and Twitter continue to grow in popularity and as a result have attracted millions of users. Unfortunately, the popularity of these sites also make them great targets for cybercriminals. McAfee is predicting that these websites along with the third-party applications that use them will be the platforms of choice for emerging cyber threats in the new year.
Due to Twitter's character limit it has become common to use URL shortening services. Since the URL is not immediately clear to a user it is easy for users to be directed to malicious websites. That makes Twitter a prime target in this regard alone, but Facebook has its own concerns. Many of the third-party apps on Facebook utilize Flash which McAfee says will also be a target for cybercriminals in 2010.
You can always tell what will be a target for emerging threats online by just looking at what is popular. Right now that is social websites like Facebook and Twitter in addition to applications powered by Flash. Though Microsoft still must worry about security threats due to the global reach of the Windows operating system I am sure it is nice for the company to at least share some security concerns with other online properties and Adobe.
Read more at the McAfee press release
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