IBM announced the contents of its <A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19141.wss">2005 Global Business Security Index Report</A> and provided an early look at potential security threats in 2006. Based on early indicators, IBM anticipates a fundamental shift, or evolution, in cybercrime from pervasive global outbreaks to smaller, stealthier attacks targeted at specific organizations for extortion purposes. According to the report, written by IBM's Global Security Intelligence team, the global IT threat landscape spent the majority of 2005 at the medium level. While the Zotob worm gained international attention, impacting well known media organizations, there were decidedly fewer global malware outbreaks than the previous year.