Hi-tech criminals are racking up more than 100 attacks a second on the world's computers, a survey suggests.
While most of these attacks cause no trouble, the Symantec report suggests that one attack every 4.5 seconds does affect a PC. The wave of attacks was driven by a steep rise in malicious software in circulation, said the annual report. The number of malware (malicious software) samples that Symantec saw in 2009 was 71% higher than in 2008. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8630160.stm _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
