Botnets, Phishing and Spyware

Everyone seems to turn introspective and retrospective as each year ends. It seems like you can't turn on the TV or the radio without someone doing a greatest moments, top songs or most memorable events of 2004 show of some sort. Information security isn't any different. John Leyden opens his 2004 year in review for The Register with "The year 2004 in internet security will probably be best remembered as the year the profit motive became a primary driver for the creation of computer viruses. 2004 also saw several high-profile arrests, making it one of the most successful years in the fight against cybercrime". Click here to read Leyden's retrospective of 2004: Botnets, Phishing and Spyware.