Most Firms misjudge volume of Malware Attack: reports Kaspersky
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to the 2013 Global Corporate IT Security Risks survey by Kaspersky Lab , it has been revealed that most of the companies in India have underestimated the number of new malicious programs appearing daily, and only 6% had the realistic idea of how much the new malware appears every day. In terms of figure, 90% of global participants in the survey named a lower figure; 4% guessed too high and only 6% gave an accurate estimate. The survey also gave an overview of the ignorance of the companies against the cyber attacks. In addition, the lab survey revealed that an average 66% of companies had experienced at least one attack involving malware in the previous 12 months. The companies most frequently targeted in those attacks were located in South America (72%), Russia (71%), North America (70%), Asia-Pacific (68%) and Western Europe (63%). The highest levels of malware awareness were found amon...
