Internet Security Intelligence Briefing

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The Aspen Institute roundtable on Internet security identified … the security vulnerabilities of the Internet. When the Internet …

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+ Executive Summary
The VeriSign Internet Security Intelligence Briefing reports current trends for Internet
growth, usage, security, and online fraud. This briefing includes data and intelligence
drawn from VeriSign’s Internet infrastructure services, including Domain Name System
(DNS) services, digital certificates (SSL and PKI), Managed Security Services (MSS),
Payments, and Fraud Protection Service1. This briefing reports on data gathered from
July through October 2004.
This briefing presents:
?Threat and vulnerability trends across the Internet from July through
September 2004
?A spotlight on spam
?Best practices with which to thwart spam and phishing
?Detailed trends on Internet usage
1 These services are described in detail on the last page of this briefing.
Internet Security Intelligence
Briefing
November 2004 / Vol. 2, Issue II
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+ Threats and Trends 3
+ Managed Security Services Event Statistics 3
Top Attacks seen during Q2 and Q3 2004 4
+ Spotlight on Spam
Email Traffic Characteristics 5
Addressing spam 6
Tactical and Strategic Approaches to Phishing 8
+ Data Trends for Internet Usage 9
Internet Commerce and Fraud 9
Top Countries by Volume of Fraudulent Transactions 9
Top Countries by Percentage of Fraudulent Transactions 10
+ Internet Usage and Security 10
Domain Name Registration 10
DNS Queries 10
Growth in SSL Certificates 11
Growth in Secured Seals Served 11
+ About the Internet Security Intelligence Briefing 12
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