Phishers hijack CMS credentials

Researchers report a phishing attack aimed at stealing Web site content management system (CMS) log-in credentials in order to poison target sites with fraudulent e-banking attack code, states eWeek.

According to a report issued by financial services anti-fraud specialist Trusteer, the attack is aimed at users of the popular cPanel CMS, including users of Yahoo and other well known hosting sites.

Trusteer says examples of the attack it has intercepted were designed to look as if they come from Yahoo or other hosts, and ask recipients to re-confirm their log-in data. Once they've successfully taken possession of the credentials, attackers then post phony banking content on their target sites.

Forrester Research has released its Forrester Wave on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) report, evaluating eight enterprise content suite vendors based on criteria that centre on the vendors' current offering, strategy, and market presence, says CRM.

Despite the economic challenges of the past year, analysts see steady growth in this space, categorising it as a common enterprise necessity. According to Stephen Powers, a senior analyst at Forrester Research and co-author of the report, the ECM space is a relatively stable market that continues to see a "very steady drumbeat of investment".

Vendors in Forrester's 'Leaders' section this year are also considered the traditional ECM suite providers and marked by their breadth of functionality, security, and promises of an end-to-end solution. These leaders are IBM, EMC, Oracle and Open Text.

According to recent research by IDC, content management vendors have a bright future ahead of them since Asian-based companies are looking to put more money behind document management, reports FierceContentManagement.

The IDC report found that record management software is the next priority for companies in this region. The research firm expects CM market in the region to grow steadily at a five-year compound annual growth rate of almost 7.5%. At this rate, the market will reach $308.42 million by 2013.

IDC reports that enterprises in India and China plan to increase their spending in the next 18 months. IBM, EMC, HP, Oracle and Interwoven are the leaders in the Asian CM market.