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Symantec CEO John W Thompson said in a statement: "Customers have told us that the network perimeter is disappearing, their security risks are rising, internal staff resources are slim and regulatory pressures are high.
Email from spoofed addresses may not just be unwanted but may have attachments that contain malicious code. This blending of worms and spam indicates that spam - usually seen as a nuisance or legal risk - poses security risks, too.
Solutions for managing security policy enforcement in this way and implementing staged access to the network rather than the traditional "all or nothing" approach to connection are emerging from the likes of Cisco, 3Com, NAI, Symantec and Microsoft.
Symantec, of Cupertino, California, has responded to questions from EU competition authorities about its role in the security industry but has no intent to file a complaint about Microsoft, Thompson said.
The number of companies falling victim to a malicious security attack dropped to 52 per cent this year, compared to 68 per cent in 2004, and three times as many companies have a security policy today compared with six years ago.