世論 What Japan Thinks

The Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan, or IPA for short, or even 情報処理推進機構, jouhoushorisuishinkikou in Japanese, just published their lists of the top ten threats to information security in Japan in 2005 (Japanese PDF).

Please follow the linked articles to find out more information about each vulnerability. Please also read my recently-translated survey on the use of Winny and other P2P software.

Rank	Threat
10	Zero day exploits
9	Vulnerabilities in security products
8	Vulnerabilities in home electronics and portable devices (DVRs to mobile phones)
7	Spread of cross-site request forgery attacks
6	Continued spread of botnets
5	Spyware becoming more crafty
4	Worsening of phishing frauds
3	Music CDs with rootkit-like software embedded
2	Winny; not just viruses but also information leakage
1	SQL injection