Symantec Corp.’s (Nasdaq: SYMC) Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 revealed India has seen a 280 percent increase in bot infections that is continuing to spread to a larger number of emerging cities in India.
With the occurrence of such infections, it is not surprising that the country accounts for nearly 15 percent of global bot-net spam, responsible for disseminating an estimated 280 million spam messages per day worldwide. In addition the report highlights a 42 percent surge during 2012 in global targeted attacks, as compared to the prior year. Designed to steal intellectual property, these targeted cyber espionage attacks are increasingly hitting small businesses, which are the target of 31 percent of these attacks across the world. Small businesses are attractive targets themselves and a stepping stone to ultimately reaching larger companies.
“This year’s ISTR shows a clear focus among cybercriminals at targeting individuals, systems and organizations where the highest profits can be made,” said Anand Naik, Managing Director-Sales, India & SAARC, and Symantec. “India continues to rank high in the list for even the most basic threats, pointing to an urgent need for improved awareness levels and security measures, even as the country’s adoption of Internet and mobile technologies is on the rise.”
Source: Symentac / Logic Info Security
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