New, Sophos Security Report reveals Trojan domination in first half of 2006

The Sophos Security Threat Management Report – which can be downloaded here - was compiled by the experts at SophosLab, and reveals that while there has been a vast drop in the number of new viruses and worms being written, this has been over-compensated by increases in other types of malware, as cyber criminals turn their attention to stealing information and money.

Most interestingly, new Trojans now outweigh viruses and worms by 4:1, compared to 2:1 in the first half of 2005. In addition, the continued dominance of Windows-based threats has prompted Sophos to suggest that many home users should consider switching to Apple Macs, to shield themselves from the malware onslaught.

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Source: Sophos

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