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AVAR 2004, Japan, Tokyo
Today’s Today’s Threats Threats
and the Evolution and the Evolution of of
the Computer the Computer UndergroundUndergroundEugene KasperskyEugene Kaspersky
Head of Anti-Virus ResearchHead of Anti-Virus ResearchKaspersky LabKaspersky Lab
AVAR 2004, Japan, Tokyo
Grim statisticsGrim statistics
Financial losses due to virus attacks: Financial losses due to virus attacks: 1995 – 1995 – US $0.5 blnUS $0.5 bln
Internet crimeInternet crime(1980 – 2005)(1980 – 2005)
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1980-1995 1995-2000 2000-2003 2004
Hooligans Minor e-fraudsters Cyber criminals
Source: Kaspersky LabSource: Kaspersky Lab
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Internet crimeInternet crime
ProfitableProfitable
IllegalIllegal
Controlled by organised crimeControlled by organised crime
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Internet Crime:Internet Crime:the new mafiathe new mafia
Control the spam businessControl the spam business Cyber blackmail and racketeering Cyber blackmail and racketeering Access to bank accounts, confidential Access to bank accounts, confidential
financial and proprietary informationfinancial and proprietary information Cyber-terrorismCyber-terrorism
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Internet CrimeInternet CrimeConsequencesConsequences
Viruses, hackers and spammers uniteViruses, hackers and spammers unite Becoming more difficult to fight IT threatsBecoming more difficult to fight IT threats Increased traditional crimeIncreased traditional crime Potential threats to national and global securityPotential threats to national and global security
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What’s the solution? What’s the solution? A return to the Stone Age?A return to the Stone Age?
We’re only treating the symptomsWe’re only treating the symptomsLet’s fight the cause instead!Let’s fight the cause instead!
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IT threat cycleIT threat cycle
ChannelsChannels
IT infrastructureIT infrastructure(networks, hardware and (networks, hardware and