Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent 

Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent

In Risk - By Greg Masters, 24 August 2009 10:13 AM
The number of users victimized by malware specifically intended to rob personally identifiable information leapt 600 percent this year.
60 percent of U.S. businesses hit by cybercrime 

60 percent of U.S. businesses hit by cybercrime

In Web/client - By Sue, 19 September 2008 9:52 AM
A recent U.S. Department of Justice survey indicates that the majority of American businesses have detected one or more cyberattacks.
Malware up 800 percent in 2007, says Panda 

Malware up 800 percent in 2007, says Panda

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 18 January 2008 4:08 PM
The amount of malware captured last year increased by 800 percent over 2006, researchers said this week.
Spam hits 97 percent of all email 

Spam hits 97 percent of all email

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 8 January 2008 3:06 PM
Spam levels reached 97.02 percent in December 2007 and viruses accounted for 0.11 percent of email traffic, new monitoring data reveals..
Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007 

Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007

In Messaging - By Jack Rogers, 10 December 2007 9:57 AM
An annual study by Gartner will report that the number of consumers who were taken in by bogus online offerings increased by nearly 40 percent in 2007 compared to the previous ...
Pump-and-dump scam spikes spam by 445 percent 

Pump-and-dump scam spikes spam by 445 percent

In Messaging - By Illena Armstrong, 14 August 2007 1:40 PM
Spammers, hoping to score thousands of dollars after ditching the stock they've flimflammed targets into purchasing, are inundating email boxes with one of the largest ...
MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs 

MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 3 August 2007 9:52 AM
One of five image spam emails captured during July contained a scam PDF document, according to research released this week by messaging security vendor MessageLabs.
Forty percent of companies report disruptions due to malware 

Forty percent of companies report disruptions due to malware

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 2 April 2007 5:51 AM
More than 40 percent of companies worldwide reported business disruptions due to malware to Webroot Software researchers, the company reported this week.
Akonix: Instant messaging attacks up 200 percent in a year 

Akonix: Instant messaging attacks up 200 percent in a year

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 30 March 2007 10:14 AM
The growing adoption of instant messaging (IM) platforms in corporate environments has made the technology more attractive to hackers, who have, in turn, attacked IM 200 ...
Gartner: ID theft up 50 percent in three years 

Gartner: ID theft up 50 percent in three years

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 7 March 2007 10:32 PM
Organised cybercrime rings have spearheaded a sharp increase in identity theft, which has skyrocketed nearly 50 percent in three years, according to a just-released Gartner survey.
Research: 60 percent of enterprises to deploy NAC by 2008. 

Research: 60 percent of enterprises to deploy NAC by 2008.

In Networks - By Ericka Chickowski, 16 November 2006 11:13 PM
A new report released today by Infonetics Research, a global market research and consulting firm found that half of the large organisations in North America have already ...
Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses 

Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses

By Dan Kaplan, 25 July 2006 9:53 PM
Multiple variants of malware carried through emails have successfully entered more than eight out of 10 businesses, a new report shows.
70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone 

70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone

By René Millman, 27 June 2006 1:11 PM
More than seven in ten security professionals are still relying on passwords alone to secure their networks, according to a new survey.
Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years 

Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years

By William Eazel, 5 May 2006 10:01 AM
Security experts warned today that malware attacks targeting Macintosh OS X are on the rise - and by no small margin.
Report: 80 percent of emails out to manipulate 

Report: 80 percent of emails out to manipulate

By Dan Kaplan, 10 March 2006 9:00 PM
Four out of five inbound emails are designed to deceive the recipient, according to a new report studying the scope of abusive online messages.
FBI: Security lapses at 90 percent of companies 

FBI: Security lapses at 90 percent of companies

By Dan Kaplan, 19 January 2006 8:30 PM
A new FBI computer crime survey claims that nine out ten polled companies have experienced a security lapse.
IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent 

IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent

By René Millman, 13 January 2006 3:25 PM
The number of attacks on instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks have increased over twenty-fold in one year, according to new research.
IM attacks rocket 1,500 percent  

IM attacks rocket 1,500 percent

By William Eazel, 10 November 2005 11:36 AM
The volume of security threats targeting instant messaging (IM) systems rocketed in October 2005 by more than 1,500 percent versus October 2004. The month's threat volume was ...
20 percent of zombies come from China 

20 percent of zombies come from China

By René Millman, 25 April 2005 4:25 PM
Chinese internet users account for around 20 percent of the world's zombies according to a new report from email security company CipherTrust.
META: Security spending to peak at up to 12 percent of IT budgets 

META: Security spending to peak at up to 12 percent of IT budgets

By Marcia Savage, 7 June 2004 11:25 PM
The average security investment will peak at eight to 12 per cent of IT budgets in the U.S. by 2006, and in Europe and the Asia Pacific region by 2007, according to report ...
Security incidents rise 600 percent 

Security incidents rise 600 percent

By Dan Ilett, 10 February 2004 12:03 PM
The number of IT security incidents has grown more than 600 percent in the last three years.
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