All businesses are suffering disruptions due to malware.Webroot also unveiled a report to alert companies of all sizes to the growth and increasing sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of malware. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report 43 percent of companies surveyed globally have suffered a business disruption due to malware. The report also details the significant cost and potential legal implications of inadequate protection and offers businesses best practices to thwart unnecessary data security breaches. According to the FBI, the organized nature, rapid growth and severity of cybercrime cybercrime also known as computer crime Any use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. has moved it to their number three priority behind only counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence. Webroot research, using its Phileas automated spyware research system, has discovered that 1.7 percent (4.2 million) of 250 million URLs around the world harbor malware. Almost 3 million of those malicious sites were discovered in 2006 alone. "Our research has shown that the methods of infection, which just a short time ago were considered incredibly advanced, are now commonplace, demonstrating how quickly today's threats are evolving into a global security concem," Webroot. "Despite the growth and severity of malware, over 60 percent of businesses don't have an information security plan. Businesses need to control this threat by adequately protecting themselves and their customers." According to Webroot's study, over 40 percent of the companies surveyed reported business losses from a variety of spyware related issues. The most unsettling un·set·tle v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles v.tr. 1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt. 2. To make uneasy; disturb. v.intr. finding is that 26 percent of enterprises reported that confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead had been compromised as a result of spyware. At the heart of this alarming trend is the rate of spyware infection: * 39 percent of companies reported Trojan horse See Trojan. Trojan Horse hollow horse concealed soldiers, enabling them to enter and capture Troy. [Gk. Myth.: Iliad] See : Deceit (application, security) Trojan horse attacks * 24 percent reported system monitor attacks; and, * 20 percent reported pharming pharming (fär`mĭng), the use of genetically altered livestock, such as cows, goats, pigs, and chickens, to produce medically useful products. and keylogger attacks. Despite this growing threat and the legal and regulatory compliance measures in place, the latest report has found that 20 percent of all companies don't even have adequate virus protection, two-thirds did not have an information security plan, and many only make a security decision after suffering a damaging information security incident. www.webroot.com |
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