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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Nov 26, 2013 14:40:41 GMT
Computerworld - Ceaselessly, with no end in sight despite outlays that amount to a tax on doing business, the decades-long struggle against malware drags on. 'Today, around 5% of the average IT budget is devoted to security, estimates John Pescatore, a director at the SANS Technology Institute. Cybercrime (including malicious insider attacks and theft of devices) costs U.S. corporations an average of $11.6 million yearly, according to an October 2013 study by the Ponemon Institute that was sponsored by HP Enterprise Security. This cost represents a 23% increase over last year's average of $8.9 million per company.' Malware: War without end>>>>>
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Post by irvsp on Nov 27, 2013 0:45:15 GMT
Not surprising. Close one hole and another exploit is discovered. Worst one is the END USER! In a company I knew there was a corporate memo sent out NOT to open anything that the SUBJECT was "I love you". Surely you remember the I Love You virus ( I LOVE YOU VIRUS). Well even with that memo going out one 'person' opened it and brought the mail system down. Yes, they know they were told NOT to open it. Even IBM has been hit with this. It was a 'Christmas' virus. When you opened it it sent itself to everyone in your address book... tied up the network servilely. Why would you not expect this and other attacks not to continue? They don't call things 'zero-day' for no reason. Don't know about an attack and you'll be hit.
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