Record growth in malware in 2008: F-Secure
Thursday, December 4. 2008
The year 2008 has seen another record of explosive growth in the amount of malicious software (malware) on the Internet, according to F-Secure.
F-Secure protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks.
The company's detection count tripled in one year, or rather, the total amount of malware accumulated over the previous 21 years increased by 200 percent in the course of just one year.
The security firm released these findings in its End of Year Data Security Wrap-up for 2008.
Internet crime is now more prevalent and more professional than ever before, said the company. F-Secure believes that the obvious inefficiency of the international and national authorities in catching, prosecuting and sentencing Internet criminals is a problem that needs to be solved. Mikko Hyppönen, F-Secure's chief research officer has called for the establishment of 'Internetpol' to tackle online crime.
Wrong message to criminals
Hyppönen said: "The bottom line today is that too few of the perpetrators get punished. As a result, we're sending the wrong message to criminals: here is a way to make lots of money and you will never be caught or punished."
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