Because these attacks cannot be detected through the analysis of large traffic
patterns or even voluminous intrusion detection system (IDS) and firewall logs, they are
harder to track. If they continue this pattern, it is unlikely that they will garner any great
attention. This does have the potential to be a dangerous combination. Why? If it won??™t
grab anyone??™s attention, especially compared with all the higher profile attacks that
flood the sea of other security software and hardware output, then it can go unnoticed
and not be addressed. While on the large scale it has very little impact, for those few who
are attacked, it could still be a massively damaging event. That is one of the major issues
with small attacks like these. They are considered to be small problems as long as they
are scattered and infrequent attacks that only affect a few.
Even systems and software that were once relatively unbothered by these kinds of
attacks are finding that they are no longer immune. Where Microsoft products oncewere
the main or only targets of these kinds of attacks due to their inherent vulnerabilities
and extensive use in the market, there has been a shift toward exploits that target other
products. Security researchers have noted that hackers are suddenly directing more
attention to Macintosh and Linux systems and Firefox browsers.
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