Targeted E-mail Attacks Increasing

[HardOCP News]

MessageLabs, a company specializing in e-mail security, says that targeted attacks via e-mail are on the rise. According to the report, this type of attack commonly targets organizations in retail, electronics, aviation, communications and the public sector.

During March, MessageLabs intercepted 716 e-mail messages that were part of 249 targeted attacks aimed at 216 of its customers, the Gloucester, England-based provider of hosted e-mail filtering services said in a research report. Of the attacks, almost 200 consisted of a single malicious e-mail designed to infiltrate an organization.