Horrible factoids: Symantec spins the web of doom
Stuffed with as many horrifying factoids and their spawn as LOTR 3 is with Orcs, a new Internet Security Threat Report is out and it is anything but pretty reading.
Horrible factoid #1: During the reporting period, new system vulnerabilities appeared at the rate of 48 per week.
Horrible factoid #2: Exploits of those vulnerabilities appeared, on average, in 5.8 days after the vulnerabilities became known.
Horrible factoid #3: Bots are getting brainer.
Horrible factoid #4: Bot networks are growing.
Horrible factoid #5: 40% of Fortune 100 companies are wormy.
Horrible factoid #6: Doing business online make you the hottest type of target.
Horrible factoid #7: Those attacks on e-commerce websites are motivated by money.
Horrible factoid #8: Perimeter security alone won't do the job.
Horrible factoid #9: Linux won't save you
Positive factoid #1: Don't despair, really.
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