Our May threat statistics are out and show that the UK is now responsible for almost six per cent of the World’s internet viruses (production is up from 3 per cent in April). This makes the UK the third largest producer of viruses after Korea (at over 16 per cent) and the US (at almost 12 per cent).
This growth in the UK suggests that end users in the UK are not being careful and either visiting malicious sites or running executable attachments to their emails. It also suggests that they are not installing good anti-virus software which is probably the most vital step in defending themselves. It should be kept in mind that if a computer is sending out viruses, it is ‘owned’ by the hacker who is running the virus and may also be running software to find passwords and credit card details. .
Russia has seen a decline in virus production, which may be as a result of PROXIEZ-NET being taken down, but we shouldn’t assume that this trend will last. As we saw with the McColo shutdown in 2008, cyber-criminals tend to bounce back from these setbacks quickly.
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