Beijing is Number One
Not exactly what you want to be #1 in, but…
In June, some 40 percent of malicious software worldwide originated from Beijing, nearly doubling from 21 percent in May, said Simon Heron, managing director for security vendor Network Box Corp.
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Beijing kept the number one spot for malware, followed by Wattleup, Australia, at 3.7 percent, and Madrid, Spain, at 2.5 percent, according to Network Box.
The percentage is calculated from event logs transmitted by about 700 customers using Network Box’s security appliance, which has a firewall along with antispam, antivirus, antiphishing and content filtering technologies. The company catches about 4 million samples of malicious software a day.
Just a reminder to anyone using DSL in Beijing — you’re engaging in some high risk activity if you don’t use a router or really strong firewall software. Hooking up a laptop onto a raw Internet connection is a good way to get overrun with viruses and spyware.
The sad thing is, because there are so many pirated copies of MS Windows running in China that don’t get automatic security and OS updates, this will continue to be a problem.
