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April 2008

With an explosive 468 per cent increase in new threats from 2006 to 2007, and nearly half a million new threats emerging in the six-month period covered by the report, the balance is tipping in favour of malware, says Michael Murphy, general manager at Symantec Canada.

Of the 54,609 applications installed on Windows-based PCs between July and December 2007, 65 per cent were malicious, the report says. (Symantec Internet Security Threat Report)

Of the top 50 infections, 68 per cent were designed to expose confidential information, according to the report. (Symantec Internet Security Threat Report)

March 2008

Such habits leave Canadians open to identity theft, he adds. There were 14,242 victims of ID theft in 2006, and collective losses totalled about $15.8 million – almost twice the 2005 loss of $8.6 million. Data for 2007 is not yet completely tabulated.

“The stats speak for themselves,” Robertson says. “People are losing money because they are not careful enough.” (Louis Robertson – RCMP)

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computer services to help close security holes and keep them closed

Keeping electronic data secure requires sound technology and good business practices. PCIT works with our customer’s to help close some of the biggest security holes:

  • Mobile Workers – Remote Sites
  • E-mail
  • Internet Usage
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Data Access and File Security

Getting your systems secure takes an investment in time and resources. Our Service Packages help keep everything secure.

Each month our customer’s can receive a report outlining the e-mail traffic, internet traffic, and network uptime of their systems. Server Management customer’s work with PCIT to establish proper data access policies.