For those of you whose business leaders do not think website filters, IDS systems or other types of security technologies are necessary business investments, show them this article…
“Top websites targeted by hackers, experts warn”
The following statistics in the article, based upon the software vendor’s research, should get their attention:
- 70% of the top 100 websites contain links to malicious software
- 90% of unwanted emails contain spam or links to malware
- 39% of malicious web attacks contained the sort of code that could allow hackers to steal users’ data, including logins and passwords and even credit card details
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