How Will Facebook CyberAttackers Fare In 2011?

According to AppRiver, Facebook’s popularity makes it appealing to hackers and other cybervillains. Expect to see more of the same phishing and malware in 2011 that hit the social network this year.

While that’s not good news, the bright side is that it could be worse — the consultancy doesn’t say that bigger and nastier viruses are coming. Rather, expect more of the “tried and true methods that have worked in the past.”

However, things that work in the past don’t necessarily continue to do so.