The business use of e-mail worldwide has become so critical that the ever-increasing number of spam attacks containing malware are placing corporate and customer information at the highest levels of risk yet, according to an industry-wide survey Internet security firm Webroot conducted last month. While companies are generating huge volumes of e-mail and making efforts to secure and store it, cyber-criminals are targeting e-mail knowing it’s a data form rich in valuable personal and corporate information, Webroot officials said.
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Cyber-Thieves’ New Target: Business Processes
Posted by: Jack M. Germain April 1, 2008 04:00 AMThe business use of e-mail worldwide has become so critical that the ever-increasing number of spam attacks containing malware are placing corporate and customer information at the highest levels of risk yet, according to an industry-wide survey Internet security firm Webroot conducted last month. While companies are generating huge volumes of e-mail and making efforts to secure and store it, cyber-criminals are targeting e-mail knowing it’s a data form rich in valuable personal and corporate information, Webroot officials said.