78% of Linux users have never had their machines hacked

A survey released by Evans Data reveals that 92% of respondents have never had their Linux systems infected with a virus. The survey, titled Summer 2004 Linux Development Survey, also reports that 78% of Linux developers have never had their systems hacked.

Published on: July 29, 2004 Department: Security

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Malware rates up 278% in the first half of 2008
51% of Americans write down their online passwords
45% of US employers monitor employee computer usage and keystrokes
66% of US employees write down passwords in unsafe places
55% of online shoppers think about payment methods when checking out
Top malware countries: Russia, China, US, Brazil, UK
Low-income Americans more worried about online credit card security than high-income
63% of Americans use roughly the same password for different online accounts
5.49 mln unique samples of malicious software in 2007
50% of companies block some of Web 2.0 services
57% of Americans still very concerned with credit card safety online
UK SMB spending on managed security reached $42 mln in 2007
IM attacks: 45% on MSN Messenger, 20% on Yahoo! IM, 19% on AIM
$3.2 bln lost to phishing in 2007
Chinese video surveillance market to reach $484.3 mln in 2013
9% of kids harassed online in 2005
Vehicle tracking systems to generate $86 mln in China in 2007
90% of security attacks can be avoided without increase in security spending
Remote household monitoring to grow at 25% a year
Security software spending in Europe to reach $3.3 bln in 2007
CCTV surveillance market to grow 12.4%
Security software market to generate $13.5 bln in 2011
Malware damages down to $13.3 bln in 2006
40% of IT execs do not monitor databases for suspicious activity
Security appliance market to generate $5.5 bln by 2011
60 mln consumer electronics devices to ship with hardware security by 2013
IT security spending by small businesses to reach $1.7 bln in 2007
60% of large European companies do not adequately use encryption
Young salespeople the worst IT security offenders
Security market up 7.2% in 2006
UK SMBs to spend $2.2 bln on data storage and security
$28.5 bln will be spent on homeland security in 2007-2011
Video surveillance to generate $1 bln in 2010 in the US
$9.1 bln will be spent on IT systems defense tools in 2007
77% of US consumers willing to change banks for better protection policy
40% of US consumers confident medical organizations can provide adequate security for healthcare records
63% of companies need at least one day to implement a new patch
Security software to generate $111 mln in Gulf states in 2006
EMEA security software market to generate $4.2 bln by 2010
Information breaches cost US companies $182 per record
Wireless security to becom a $4.4 bln industry by 2010
13% of companies monitor employee IM activity
$12 bln worth of security software to sell in 2010
Security software in Asia-Pacific market to generate $1.7 bln in 2010
Only 37% of IT professionals think their company can detect data breaches
46% are better prepared to access critical data during disaster
86% of insider attacks against the companies come from employees in technical positions
90% of parents believe they are responsible for ensuring online safety for their children
1 out of every 600 social network profile pages hosts some malware
Security software market generated $7.4 bln in 2005
90% of UK users try to protect themselves from online threats
E-mail security boundary market generated $660 mln in 2005
70% of security dealer revenues currently come from security systems
Compliance infrastructure to generate $21 bln by 2010
34% of companies do not forbid personal apps on corporate PCs
SSL VPN revenues to grow 33% in 2006
41 mln US households have had an Internet security problem
$4 bln spent globally on antivirus in 2005
81% of companies have a cyber security plan
50% of the companies have had a data loss in the past 12 months
Most prevalent spyware in May 2006: DesktopScam, SpyFalcon, 180SearchAssistant
Only 26% of companies have IT continuity plans
Design-to-manufacturing currently generates $350-400 mln
62% of PCs scanned by Microsoft had at least one trojan
Security software in Asia-Pacific generated $805 mln in 2005
15 mln fingerprint readers to ship in 2006
Security information software market up 32.2% in 2005
US consumers make 285 mln visits to hostile sites monthly
US movie piracy costs $1.3 bln
IM attacks up 25% in April 2006
50% of organizations to deploy email security at gateway
Only 14% of business users use a different password for each site
Security breaches cost UK businesses $18 bln a year
IP VPN equipment to generate $658 mln in 2009
Worldwide network security appliance market up 1% in Q3 2005
30% of Japanese companies monitor employee PC usage
Worldwide security software support to reach $2.13 bln in 2010
Chinese piracy cost US companies $2.4 bln in 2005
6,200 keyloggers out there
For 75% of businesses the number of online transactions grew in 2005
23% of corporate networks rely on users applying security patches themselves
175% more bots in 2005
Security spending in Western Europe to grow at 15.2% a year
75% run anti-spyware tools, 80% suffered from spyware attack
92% of online Americans feel confident about handling credit card fraud
Third-party cookie blocking up 4x in 2005
Web filtering software to generate $929 mln in 2009
62% of PC users run antispyware, only 44% have updated antivirus
US mobile security market will reach $415.9 bln in 2006
Outbound content compliance will generate $1.9 bln by 2009
Nordic IT security market generated 610 mln euros in 2004
Antivirus market up 39.7% in 2004
6,191 keylogging applications published in 2005
22% of mobile device owners have lost a device in 2005
36% of Asia-Pacific businesses have disaster recovery measures
58% of IT executives measure security through manual reporting
Executives worry about security (26%) and costs (23%)
$1.7 trillion of assets stored with online brokerages
22 atacks on P2P networks in October 2005
80% of Internet users worried about identity theft
Adware is a $3 bln industry
80% of companies will have IP VPNs by year-end 2005
Global IT security services spending to reach $24.6 bln by 2009
80% of SMBs are using VPN, 80% think SSL-VPN is too expensive
4% of Brits quit online banking because of security concerns
32% of malicious Web sites install trojans and unwanted toolbars
11% of Americans received a notice that their private data had been compromised
94% of US adults think Internet is dangerous for children
Network security appliance market up 4% in Q2 2005
Worldwide security appliance revenues up 16.6% in Q2 2005
Almost 75% of worms in the first half of 2005 exposed confidential information
39% of corporate employees believe IT departments can prevent spyware and phishing
Western European security appliance market up 27% in Q2 2005
IP VPN spending to reach $6.1 bln by 2009
Western European IT security spending to reach $7.5 bln in 2009
75% of security spending is going into compliance
UK businesses spent $17,000 on their worst security incident in 2004
In 23% of companies the employees intentionally downloaded spyware and viruses
80% of corporate PCs are infected with adware/spyware
Top privacy policies: Intel, Expedia, e-Loan
Worms responsible for only 12% of attacks in the second half of 2004
Global VPN services revenues to reach $29.8 bln by 2009
80% of network intrusions go unreported
Number of shredding companies doubled within 3 years
Messaging security appliances to generate $400 mln in Western Europe by 2009
93% of corporate users will install a non-sanctioned app within the next 6 months
Internet security vulnerabilities up 11% in Q2 2005
56% of small businesses have had a security incident within the past 12 months
Electronic document discovery market generated $1.3 bln in 2004
On average company lost $526,000 after a security breach in 2005
Between January and June 2005 63% more machines got infected with spyware
64% of IT professionals have end-point security solutions in place
81% of Internet users stopped opening unknown attachments
Instant messaging attacks up 400% in Q2 2005
Most popular adware apps: Claria, CoolWWW
Western European security software to reach $6 bln by 2009
Viruses and outside hacking top the IT security priority list
Only 38% of organizations run scans to detect rogue WLANs
4% of IT managers do not use anti-virus
51% of security officers secure their networks at the edge only
39% of companies who use remote access, use SSL VPN
Most zombies are AOLers
71% support tougher laws to make Internet safer
Only 7% of businesses encrypt their backups
84% people had their PCs infected with spyware in 2004
Worldwide network security market up 5% in Q1 2005
44% of IT decision makers name consumer data theft their top priority
63% of consumers would pay for biometrics if it provided additional security
68% of Brits think national ID would relieve identity theft problem
51% of online Americans aware of the link between the browser and PC security
70% of network pros satisfied by network security
70% of Web users use an anti-spyware tool
Chinese IT security market up 31.2% in 2004
Security appliances to generate over $1.4 bln in Western Europe by 2009
More than 50% of companies do not have a written security policy
88% of PCs have spyware, CoolWebSearch most prevalent
Wiretapping up 19% in 2004
In 2004 an average of 2,500 Web servers were hacked daily
Software developers rank Linux security higher than Windows
55% of online users have been infected with spyware
Instant messaging viruses and worms up 271% in Q1 2005
49% of companies have no policy regarding instant messaging and peer-to-peer
Instant messaging viruses grow at 50% a month
Zombie rankings for second half 2004: UK - 25.2%, USA - 24.6%, China - 7.8%
Network security appliance and software market generated $3.7 bln in 2004
European managed IP VPN market generated $4.3 bln in 2004
European security appliance market generated $183 mln in Q4 2004
1 mln zombie PCs on the Internet
9 bln CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes have Macrovision protection
Instant messaging security threats doubling every 6 months
Integrated security appliances to generate $3.3 bln by 2009
Global security appliance and software revenues up 30% in 2004
For 52% of the networks the perimeter is the only defense
88% of federal government employees received computer security training
Spyware to reach 25% of business PCs
32% of phishing sites are hosted in the US
70% of online buyers don’t think the merchants are protecting identity information
IP VPN services revenues reached $2.9 bln in 2004
German medium businesses sent $390 mln on anti-virus and anti-spam in 2004
Biometric products market to grow 40x by 2010
65% of businesses to spend money on anti-spyware
18 mln phishing attempts recorded, viruses on decline
Malware cost estimated at $169-204 bln for 2004
Ukrainian businesses lost 95 mln euros to viruses in 2004
Digital rights management revenues to grow by 28% in 2005
44% of online banking users choose the same password for multiple accounts
44% of online banking users choose the same password for multiple accounts
27% of movie industry professionals claim to have lost revenues to piracy
Security spending in UK and Ireland to more than double
Top spyware applications
European IP VPN market to generate 8.56 bln euros in 2008
European security appliance market up 54% in Q3 2004
Security remains top concern for wireless deployments
Consumers would shop more at online retailer with better security
Intrusion detection systems and intrusion prevention systems will generate $1.4 bln by 2008
In 2008 spyware removal will be $305 mln industry
Sales of IP VPN equipment reached $267 mln in 2003
1142 phishing Web sites in October 2004
82% of companies deployed IP VPN
Demand for IT security professionals to grow at 13.7% a year
30000 Internet-connected zombie networks in 2004
Security software spending to reach $808 mln in 2008
Asian Internet security solutions market to generate $4.9 bln in 2008
20% of Dell support calls are spyware-related
4% of IT budgets will be spent on security
Gulf state security software spending to rise 27% in 2004
30% of users are not concerned with security threats
Only 20% of companies view information security as CEO-level priority
120 mln credit cards compromised in 2004
mi2g estimated spyware and virus damage at $290 per PC
European security market generated $2.5 bln in 2003
Firewall/VPN security appliance market up 27% in 2003
Most popular IT services among small businesses
Vulnerability-related downtime to triple by 2008
Security appliance market grows 57% in Q2 2004
31% of all infections belonged to Sasser virus
Secure content management to reach $7.5 bln in 2008
78% of Linux users have never had their machines hacked
Asia-Pacific Internet security market to generate $2.4 bln in 2008
90% of Web apps are vulnerable
DRM market to generate $274 mln by 2008
28% of women would read boyfriend’s/husband’s e-mails
Cyberattack damages average $290,000
Enterprises will spend 12% of IT budgets on security
Web cams with embedded servers to account for 20% of European surveillance market
Top reason for identity theft: stolen wallet
Only 4% of government wiretaps are electronic and PC-based
Security spending was $42 bln in 2003, just below printers
Average PC is home to 28 spyware programs
92% of end-user software companies had security issues
Security specialists in high demand
Small businesses: 73% in Spain, 51% in Germany and 39% in UK update virus definitions once a week
30.67% of companies had virus infections, 90% ran antivirus software
50% of corporate networks have been compromised
Security software sales to reach $9.6 bln in 2004
IP VPN market to flatten by 2007, but grew 107% in Western Europe
Global VPN and firewall market up 13% in 2003
44% of consumers do not want to share personal info
83% of UK companies have been violated online
Malware damage for February estimated at $50 bln
Firewall and VPN market to reach $6 bln in 2007
3.4% had their personal data compromised
Wireless security to bring in $8.4 bln by 2008
Personal firewall software market to grow 21.7% annually
Network security appliances sales surge
Firewall market to grow 25% by 2005
IP VPN to grow in Australia
IDC: IT security spending up in Asia
Gartner: Security transactions far from paperless
IDC: Spending on security to grow fast
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