Trustwave's Global Security Report 2010 Based on data collected by Trustwave's SpiderLabs, this report includes analysis of investigations of data compromise in 2009, detailed technical information on top vulnerabilities and an actionable global remediation plan. In 2009, the most notable trend was the continued use of existing attack techniques despite the security industry's awareness of these vulnerabilities. The report discusses this trend, defines how companies across the globe are leaving themselves open to data security threats, and offers a top 10 list of strategic and attainable initiatives for all companies.
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The analysis shows that major global companies are employing "vulnerability chasers" and searching out the latest vulnerabilities and zero-day threats while overlooking the most common ones, the report said. As a result, companies continue to be felled by old and supposedly well-understood vulnerabilities rather than by newfangled attack tools and methods.
