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==Malware Report: The Economic Impact of Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Botnets, and Other Malicious Code==
==Full Title of Reference==
Malware Report: The Economic Impact of Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Botnets, and Other Malicious Code


==Full Citation==
==Full Citation==
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Computer Economics, Inc. (2007): 2007 Malware Report. The Economic Impact of Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Botnets, and Other Malicious Code. [http://www.computereconomics.com/article.cfm?id=1224 ''Purchase'']
Computer Economics, Inc. (2007): 2007 Malware Report. The Economic Impact of Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Botnets, and Other Malicious Code. [http://www.computereconomics.com/article.cfm?id=1224 ''Purchase'']


[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/?title=Special:Bibliography&view=detailed&startkey=Computer_Economics:2007&f=wikibiblio.bib ''BibTeX'']
[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Special:Bibliography?f=wikibiblio.bib&title=Special:Bibliography&view=detailed&action=&keyword=Computer_Economics:2007 ''BibTeX'']


==Categorization==
==Categorization==
 
* Resource by Type: [[Industry Reports]]
Issues: [[Economics of Cybersecurity]], [[Industry Reports]]
* Issues: [[Economics of Cybersecurity]]  


==Key Words==  
==Key Words==  


''See the article itself for any key words as a starting point''
[[Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas#Crimeware | Crimeware]],
[[Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas#Identity_Fraud.2FTheft | Identity Fraud/Theft]],
[[Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas#Keylogger | Keylogger]],
[[Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas#Malware | Malware]],
[[Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas#Phishing | Phishing]],
[[Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas#Scareware | Scareware]]


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Additional Notes and Highlights==
==Additional Notes and Highlights==


Table of Contents
Expertise Required: None


  Executive Summary
===Table of Contents===
  Types of Malware
 
  Categories of Malware Damages
*Executive Summary
  Major Findings
**Types of Malware
  Additional Information About This Study
**Categories of Malware Damages
**Major Findings
**Additional Information About This Study
 
*The Scope and Economic Impact of Malware Attacks
**The Seriousness of Malware Threats
**Changes in Malware Threat Levels in the Past 12 Months
**Challenges in Estimating Malware Damages
**Frequency and Economic Impact of Malware Attacks by Organization
**Vectors for Malware Infections
   
   
  The Scope and Economic Impact of Malware Attacks
*Analysis of Malware Events by Type
  The Seriousness of Malware Threats
**Destructive Viruses
  Changes in Malware Threat Levels in the Past 12 Months
**Spyware
  Challenges in Estimating Malware Damages
**Adware
  Frequency and Economic Impact of Malware Attacks by Organization
**Hacker Tools
  Vectors for Malware Infections
**Botnets
**Economic Impact of Malware Events by Type
   
   
  Analysis of Malware Events by Type
*Worldwide Impact of Malware Events
  Destructive Viruses
**Malware Cost Damages Worldwide 1997-2006
  Spyware
**Top Ten Malware Events in 2006
  Adware
**Financial Impact of Leading Malware Attacks by Year
  Hacker Tools
**Top Ten All-Time Most Costly Malware Attacks
  Botnets
  Economic Impact of Malware Events by Type
   
   
  Worldwide Impact of Malware Events
*Profiles of the Top Ten Malware Entities of 2006
  Malware Cost Damages Worldwide 1997-2006
**Mytob
  Top Ten Malware Events in 2006
**Sdbot
  Financial Impact of Leading Malware Attacks by Year
**Netsky
  Top Ten All-Time Most Costly Malware Attacks
**Sober
**Nyxem
**Zafi
**Bagle
**Warezov
**Lovgate
**Mydoom
   
   
  Profiles of the Top Ten Malware Entities of 2006
*Demographics
  Mytob
 
  Sdbot
[http://www.computereconomics.com/article.cfm?id=1225 Sample excerpt from report]
  Netsky
  Sober
  Nyxem
  Zafi
  Bagle
  Warezov
  Lovgate
  Mydoom
  Demographics

Latest revision as of 16:13, 23 July 2010

Full Title of Reference

Malware Report: The Economic Impact of Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Botnets, and Other Malicious Code

Full Citation

Computer Economics, Inc. (2007): 2007 Malware Report. The Economic Impact of Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Botnets, and Other Malicious Code. Purchase

BibTeX

Categorization

Key Words

Crimeware, Identity Fraud/Theft, Keylogger, Malware, Phishing, Scareware

Synopsis

This report is based on a survey of IT security professionals and IT executives worldwide. It reports on the seriousness and overall change in the malware threat level by type (destructive virus attacks, spyware attacks, adware attacks, botnet code infections, and hacker tool infections). For each type of malicious code attack, it provides statistics for remediation cost, user hours lost, system downtime, and total cost damages. It then summarizes the annual damages by organization size, and provides historical estimates the total economic impact of malware by year for the period of 1997-2006. Analysis of the top ten malware entities in 2006 is also provided.

Additional Notes and Highlights

Expertise Required: None

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
    • Types of Malware
    • Categories of Malware Damages
    • Major Findings
    • Additional Information About This Study
  • The Scope and Economic Impact of Malware Attacks
    • The Seriousness of Malware Threats
    • Changes in Malware Threat Levels in the Past 12 Months
    • Challenges in Estimating Malware Damages
    • Frequency and Economic Impact of Malware Attacks by Organization
    • Vectors for Malware Infections
  • Analysis of Malware Events by Type
    • Destructive Viruses
    • Spyware
    • Adware
    • Hacker Tools
    • Botnets
    • Economic Impact of Malware Events by Type
  • Worldwide Impact of Malware Events
    • Malware Cost Damages Worldwide 1997-2006
    • Top Ten Malware Events in 2006
    • Financial Impact of Leading Malware Attacks by Year
    • Top Ten All-Time Most Costly Malware Attacks
  • Profiles of the Top Ten Malware Entities of 2006
    • Mytob
    • Sdbot
    • Netsky
    • Sober
    • Nyxem
    • Zafi
    • Bagle
    • Warezov
    • Lovgate
    • Mydoom
  • Demographics

Sample excerpt from report

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