Malware distributors are adopting cloud computing, either by buying services directly or by compromising legitimate accounts, as a quick and cost-effective way to bring their malware online, according to a new report. Major hosting providers such as Amazon and GoDaddy (which host 16 percent and a 14 percent of malware, respectively) can also help malware avoid blacklisting by hiding behind these providers’ reputations.
This is one of the main findings of the Quarterly Threat Intelligence Report for Q4 2013 released this week by...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
