Mandiant released a 60-page report that traced an advanced cyberespionage operation to a Chinese military unit. Researchers are working on analytics that they hope will one day be able to spot bogus email and warn recipients. The failure of companies such as Symantec, Cisco, McAfee and Proofpoint to adequately address spear phishing has opened the door to companies like FireEye and Damballa, which have products to fill the gap. Many companies could improve security by limiting or removing applications known to contain many vulnerabilities.”]

