Reinforcing the message that can be easily inferred from recent virus and worm outbreaks, security giant Symantec has reported that attacks on company computers — up 19 percent to an average of 38 attacks per business per week — increasingly are using a potent combination of disclosed security vulnerabilities and complex computer worms to hit systems. The latest Internet Security Threat Report warns companies to extend security beyond public systems because scans increasingly target nonpublic services.
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Symantec: More Computer Attacks Use Blended Tactics
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 1, 2003 09:59 AMReinforcing the message that can be easily inferred from recent virus and worm outbreaks, security giant Symantec has reported that attacks on company computers — up 19 percent to an average of 38 attacks per business per week — increasingly are using a potent combination of disclosed security vulnerabilities and complex computer worms to hit systems. The latest Internet Security Threat Report warns companies to extend security beyond public systems because scans increasingly target nonpublic services.