[Am-info] Seven new patches per day for M$ security!

[Mark Dodel]

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Interesting article here at 
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040315S0006> on Symantec 
6-monthly report on Security.
Aren't you glad you're [at least mainly] not using m$. :-)

"Other data squired from Symantec's six-month analysis ranges from a major
jump in the number of worms that exploit Windows to hackers after
financial gain, not notoriety, said Dunphy. The number of worms and
viruses aimed at Windows increased by two and a half times over the same
period in 2002, according to the company's numbers."

...

"Attacks after confidential information -- such as credit card numbers,
passwords, and encryption keys -- were on the increase in a major way
during the last half of 2003. The percentage of threats with information
theft as their target grew by 519 percent in the last half of 2003, and
accounted for a whopping 78 percent of all Symantec's top ten submissions,
up from just 22 percent in the first six months."

...

"That's crucial, and not just for corporate users, who faced, on average,
seven new patches per day during 2003. "


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Regards,
Mike

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