Smarter botnets and attacks targeting web services will be the two most serious threats facing users next year, according to McAfee.
The security firm's top 10 security threats for 2008 was headed by attacks on Web 2.0 sites, followed by increasingly sophisticated botnets led by the infamous Storm infection. Other possible threats include an increase in malware aimed at online games, a rise in Windows Vista attacks and an increased focus on virtualisation and VoIP.
Many of the threats to Web 2.0 services are based on poor design. McAfee security researcher Craig Schmugar suggested that companies are not making security a top priority, likening it to early operating system software like Windows 95.
