Hackers expect to score in 2010

Logistics companies are advised to take extra precautions to ensure their systems are safe from hackers, spam overload and virus attacks leading up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup. This warning comes from the Symantec division at Workgroup, which says Fifa-related spam is set to grow in the run-up to the event. Justice Mcebi, product manager for Symantec at Workgroup, says Symantec’s monthly spam surveys report that around 10% of all spam in 2008 was fraud-related, such as those advertising fake tickets. “During the previous Fifa World Cup, related phishing attacks jumped by 40%,” he says. “As many as 4 615 phishing hosts per month were discovered in 2008, which was a rise of 66% over the previous year.” Mcebi says that three basic types of information need to be protected around global events: availability, integrity and confidentiality. All three are core to the business of logistics.