Oh look, another scaremongering and purposely misleading article from F-Secure. This is starting to become a regular thing isn't it; I guess the recession must have hit them particularly hard.
I actually feel Mikko & the folks at f-secure are very good at explaining things to people who aren't everyday "virus fighters," but i felt the exact same way you did (like they were scaremongering) when they said "The Nightmare Scenario."
I'm on the fence about this issue, honestly. Part of me feels like they believe passionately that we're stepping into new, dangerous territory. The other part of me indeed feels like this is great advertising for not only them, but their industry (And they're going to push it all they can).
But the fact of the matter is they admit they can't protect you, whoever you are, from these types of targeted attacks. I've seen well respected speakers from Defcon go back and forth with Mikko on Twitter about the efficiency of AV.
It sucks you're (the parent) being downvoted but this is an issue, what with the incredible amount of FUD that comes with every serious attack.
EDIT: My mistake in misspelling Mikko's name. Sorry about that.
And here come the shills, one or perhaps two at a time to defend the article from any critique. I'm afraid I've grown bored of this dance, entertaining as it may have been I've become listless.
I'm on the fence about this issue, honestly. Part of me feels like they believe passionately that we're stepping into new, dangerous territory. The other part of me indeed feels like this is great advertising for not only them, but their industry (And they're going to push it all they can).
But the fact of the matter is they admit they can't protect you, whoever you are, from these types of targeted attacks. I've seen well respected speakers from Defcon go back and forth with Mikko on Twitter about the efficiency of AV.
It sucks you're (the parent) being downvoted but this is an issue, what with the incredible amount of FUD that comes with every serious attack.
EDIT: My mistake in misspelling Mikko's name. Sorry about that.