UK businesses appear to be only too aware of the threat posed by viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other malicious code. 93% of businesses have anti-virus software in place [DTI ISBS 2004]. Given the widespread adoption of anti-virus software; one might assume that viruses have done little damage over the last year. Sadly, this is far from the case.

72% of all UK businesses had received infected emails or files during the last year [DTI ISBS 2004]. The figure was higher for large businesses at 83%, with a third of these having received over 100 separate viruses in 2004. As a consequence, more UK companies are suffering increased downtime as the viruses become more sophisticated. Where attacks had taken place, businesses reported it as the “worst attack so far” [DTI ISBS 2004].

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