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Net virus spread may have peaked
Monday, 15 March 2004 09:08 ESTThe volume of malicious computer worms and viruses spreading via the Internet appears to have peaked, a new study indicates. Symantec Corp. documented 2,636 new vulnerabilities last year, software flaws that violate a computer's security. That's up only 2 per cent from the 2,587 vulnerabilities reported in 2002, the Cupertino, Calif.-based on-line security company reports. In comparison, the number of vulnerabilities soared 81 per cent from 2001 to 2002.
“This marginal level of growth suggests that a plateau has been reached,” notes the firm's Internet Security Threat Report, a global analysis of computer attacks to be released Monday.
But computer users should not take any comfort in the data, warns Michael Murphy, general manager of Symantec's Canadian operations. While the increase in vulnerabilities may be slowing, the complexity of new computer bugs and the threat they pose is getting worse, he said.
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