Bad news outweighs the good in the new “Threat Report 2007” issued Monday by Sophos, the global IT security company. The good news, which might provide significant hope, is that computer users are finally refraining from opening attachments connected to unsolicited e-mail. Because of that, according to Sophos, hackers are moving away from the devious practice of using those attachments as conduits for virus attacks. Sophos said it found only one e-mail for every 337 was infected in 2006, while one in 44 were infected in 2005.
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Report: Cybercriminals Favor Web Browser Attacks
Posted by: Fred J. Aun January 23, 2007 10:58 AMBad news outweighs the good in the new “Threat Report 2007” issued Monday by Sophos, the global IT security company. The good news, which might provide significant hope, is that computer users are finally refraining from opening attachments connected to unsolicited e-mail. Because of that, according to Sophos, hackers are moving away from the devious practice of using those attachments as conduits for virus attacks. Sophos said it found only one e-mail for every 337 was infected in 2006, while one in 44 were infected in 2005.