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We all already knew that internet security was becoming increasingly more important, but things are getting worse. Much worse.

The inadequate security measures implemented by both businesses and home users have given rise to an accelerating increase in the number of hacks. Recent studies have shown that more than 30,000 new machines are being illegally hijacked every day – a 15 fold increase on only 6 months ago. And this average figure conceals peaks of up to 75,000 infections a day – truly an epidemic.

Many companies do not realise the full implications of using out-dated security systems that were often installed years ago and no longer work effectively. The underworld of criminal activity across the Internet is ever evolving, and new risks emerge every day. The hacker community is constantly trying to outwit new security technologies, whilst evading detection, and the Internet – and potentially any computer connected to it - is their playground.

Using your computer to send spam mail or develop viruses is one way that criminals can hope to evade detection. McAfee recently announced that the number of identified viruses, worms, Trojans and other malicious programs aimed at PC users has now surpassed 100,000: 22,000 were recognised for the first time in 2003, and 2004 already looks like outstripping this figure.

Most companies wait until a compromise occurs before they take any significant preventative action. This is almost always too late, and the disruption and subsequent cost can be staggering. In 2002, The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit cited the cost to the victim of the average successful hack at £30,000 – a figure that will certainly now have risen.

To minimise the risk you face from the prevalence of these attacks, you must apply the most up to date security technologies - which may be very different to those you currently have installed. Partnering with a company who specialise in this field, and who take security very seriously, can prove invaluable to your business – and far cheaper than not acting.

Contact Powernet for a free business security review today. Email info@powernet.co.uk or call on 01908 605188.

Powernet, part of the Power Group of companies, was formed in 1995, and takes security very, very seriously.
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