The SANS Institute, which tracks security trends and risk vulnerabilities, says hackers are using more zero-day attack methods and are being less discriminating on what they're aiming at in terms of applications. There has been three-fold spike in the number of attacks against Microsoft Office this year alone, though Microsoft's Internet Explorer is still a favorite target to hit as well. New popular targets are Excel and PowerPoint, and the security research firm says attacks on VoIP and Web-based applications are on the horizon.

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