5 Web Attacks Targeting Your Data

According to Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report there were 6,787 vulnerabilities disclosed in 2013, compared with 5,291 in 2012. Even more troubling, one in eight sites had critical, unpatched known vulnerabilities with 67 percent of websites used to distribute malware identified as legitimate, compromised web sites. Today any website may be compromised by cybercriminals and used to attack your data. Here are five of the most common attack methods that continue to be the scourge of many websites.