IM threats rise sharply, report confirms

**MIG-31** · Apr 5, 2005, 05:11 PM

New research finds that IM-borne security threats have increased dramatically in volume since the start of 2005.

According to a report issued Tuesday by the IMlogic Threat Center--an industry consortium led by security software maker IMlogic--the quantity of instant messaging threats increased 250 percent in the first quarter of 2005, compared with the same period last year. The research, which tracks viruses, worms, spam and phishing attacks sent over public IM networks, also contends that reported incidents of newly discovered IM threats have grown by a whopping 271 percent this year.
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Apr 5, 2005, 05:11 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	IM threats rise sharply, report confirms New research finds that IM-borne security threats have increased dramatically in volume since the start of 2005. According to a report issued Tuesday by the IMlogic Threat Center--an industry consortium led by security software maker IMlogic--the quantity of instant messaging threats increased 250 percent in the first quarter of 2005, compared with the same period last year. The research, which tracks viruses, worms, spam and phishing attacks sent over public IM networks, also contends that reported incidents of newly discovered IM threats have grown by a whopping 271 percent this year. _______________ Read More: News.com __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here