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Thursday, October 11, 2001
http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/2001_10_10_a.html Survey Finds Web Server Attacks Doubled in 2001 By Amy Newman IT and computer security magazine Information Security this week released the findings of its 2001 Information Security Industry Survey. The survey was co-sponsored by TruSecure Corp. (Information Security's parent company) and Predictive Systems. Despite enterprises' claims of increased corporate spending on computer security, survey results revealed that cyber attacks and viruses have continued to impact organizations with alarming frequency. Almost half of the more than 2,500 organizations surveyed were hit by a Web server attack in 2001, nearly double the number hit in 2000. Viruses, worms, Trojans Horses, and other "malware" infected 90 percent of these organizations, even with antivirus protection in place in 88 percent of those surveyed....
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