Five internet security risks for 2013

Symantec's predictions for major internet security risks are:

• Cyber conflict 'becoming the norm' between states, individuals and organisations
  
• Ransomware - online intimidation and bullying by cybercriminals seeking online payment of 'ransoms'
  
• Madware - mobile adware increasing in popularity, uploading onto mobile devices via apps (see also this post about security risks of apps)
  
• New dangers from social software - as social networks push towards increasing levels of monetisation, Symantec predicts an increase in malware attempting to steal or trick users into sharing credit card details and personal information 
  
• Cyber attackers moving to the cloud - attackers moving to where the users are
  

Source: ITProPortal.com and Symantec.