Europe wide open to virus attacks

European businesses are losing billions of pounds each year as a result of internet viruses, but many are still failing to take basic measures to ward off attacks, such as keeping anti-virus software up to date, according to a survey by McAfee security. UK and French companies were particularly bad at keeping their anti-virus software up to date, with only 39% in the UK and 40% in France claiming they had updated in the past week, followed by Italy, with 46% and Spain with 73%.

In Germany, on the other hand, only one in ten of firms said they operated with no anti-virus protection at all. In Britain and Spain, only 1% said they were not protected. Spain, unique in Europe, has laws requiring businesses to have security systems and keep them up to date.

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