AplusWebMaster
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FYI…
- http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/art…ember-2006.html
2 October 2006
"…While the overall proportion of infected email has dropped to an all time low of just one in 300 (0.33%), the number of new threats continues to rise. In September, Sophos identified 4,080 new threats, compared with just 1,998 in the previous month, bringing the total of malware protected against to 190,745. This clearly indicates that cyber criminals are increasingly moving away from mass mailed attacks in favour of more subtle and menacing attacks, targeted at just a small group of users… The new malware we are detecting can be much more sinister than the old timers that dominate the chart. It often aims to steal sensitive data and information…"
- http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/art…ember-2006.html
2 October 2006
"…While the overall proportion of infected email has dropped to an all time low of just one in 300 (0.33%), the number of new threats continues to rise. In September, Sophos identified 4,080 new threats, compared with just 1,998 in the previous month, bringing the total of malware protected against to 190,745. This clearly indicates that cyber criminals are increasingly moving away from mass mailed attacks in favour of more subtle and menacing attacks, targeted at just a small group of users… The new malware we are detecting can be much more sinister than the old timers that dominate the chart. It often aims to steal sensitive data and information…"