Securing the Borderless Network: Security for the Web 2.0 World

Chapter 10. Signs of Hope

This chapter includes the following topics:

• Harnessing the Network

• Scanning for Signatures

• Behavioral Analysis of Bad Code

• The Power of Reputation

• Global Threat Correlation

• Combining Countermeasures

The arms race between malware creators and security vendors isn’t about to let up. Because there is profit to be made, malware will keep getting smarter, faster, and more dangerous. However, as you will read in this chapter, there is reason to believe that the security industry can combat threatening malware attacks and keep the Internet a generally (if not completely) safe place.

But delivering a “generally safe” Internet experience means IT professionals need to stay current on the latest technologies, and ...