The shift to the enterprise ranks number two in the top trends, with malware becoming an increasing problem for companies and government agencies across the globe. "What has typically been deemed an issue exclusive to consumers and financial institutions has suddenly made a crossover into the enterprise. This is being helped through a number of factors including employee mobility, the use of social networking sites, and user-driven IT."

Competition among malware developers in the black market, along with an increase in privately developed Trojans and the evolution of phishing attack methods and targets make up the list of cybercrime trends to watch out for in 2011.

Shift to mobile marks 2010

Cisco's 2010 Annual Security Report highlights the shift from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.

The report also finds that 2010 was the first year in the history of the Internet that experienced a decreased in spam volume. This isn't, however, the case for all countries. "2010 saw an uptick in spam in developed economies where broadband connections are spreading, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom."