In response to the news that the FBI and NCA have successfully taken down GameOver Zeus and told computer users have just two weeks to improve security before a major cybercrime operation is back up and running, Mark Sparshott, Director of EMEA at ProofPoint says:
"This is a great effort shutting down one of the major botnets. Unfortunately, it’s just one – there are many others operating, and as Proofpoint saw last year when Paunch was arrested for the Blackhole exploit kit, attacks were operating at the same levels only weeks later. Taking down botnets is like punching water. Now is not the time to rest on our laurels; rather, this takedown shows how widespread the problem was, is, and will be again, and thus now is the time to invest in additional protection. The price of security is eternal vigilance."