Troubled ISP and ASP iomart has struck an alliance with Japanese anti-virus giant Trend Micro to boost its move into the European business market. Trend Micro is a $208m-a-year, Tokyo-based company which claims to have the major slice of the US...
A row has developed between two of the biggest sellers of anti-virus services in the UK after Trend Micro wrote to MessageLabs and accused it of dishonesty over its "100 per cent virus protection" guarantee.
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Anti-virus experts say the metrics surrounding the spread of computer viruses and worms leave a lot to be desired, and have criticised some companies for attempting to capitalise on fear, uncertainty and doubt.
The creation of such 'bot-nets' has become a prolific weapon in the arsenal of professional spammers and their creation through the distribution of worms and Trojans has become big business for virus writers.
These figures do not include much of the staff, technology, time and software employed to prevent security incidents, Verduyn said. He recommends applying policies and procedures to thwart attacks from the inside.