A report released Tuesday from ScanSafe, a Software as a Service Web security provider, highlighted the energy industry as facing a high risk of exposure from Web-based malware. Companies within that sector have a 189 percent higher risk than other sectors of the economy, according to the security firm’s findings. The pharmaceutical and chemicals industries have the second highest risk of exposure, and the construction and engineering sectors followed at 181 and 144 percent, respectively.
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Energy Industry a Top Target for Malware, Study Warns
Posted by: Walaika Haskins October 22, 2008 03:12 PMA report released Tuesday from ScanSafe, a Software as a Service Web security provider, highlighted the energy industry as facing a high risk of exposure from Web-based malware. Companies within that sector have a 189 percent higher risk than other sectors of the economy, according to the security firm’s findings. The pharmaceutical and chemicals industries have the second highest risk of exposure, and the construction and engineering sectors followed at 181 and 144 percent, respectively.