Norton's cybercrime numbers don't add up
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 14:14
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Over the last couple of weeks you may have spotted some news stories floating about claiming cybercrime costs society US$388bn annually, with Australia alone suffering A$4.6bn in yearly losses.
If the numbers are to be believed, these reports say, that means cybercrime costs us nearly as much as the global trade in illicit drugs. It's a sensational claim and makes an awesome headline, but any way you slice or dice the numbers they just simply don't stack up.
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 01:16
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... and in other totally unrelated news...
... popular security podcaster Patrick Gray's copy of Norton went crazy and deleted some of his documents, his latest show and "explorer.exe".
Symantec says they have "no idea" why and will look into the issue.
He also lost one sock and caught the flu. Again, totally unrelated.
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 11:59
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Funny, I'm on my way to the
Funny, I'm on my way to the doctor later today... you reckon I could have an antivirus-virus? :)
For its part, Norton says the discrepancies can be explained because much cybercrime goes unreported. "We are confident that the Norton Cybercrime Report is a valid representation of the current state of consumer cybercrime," the company wrote in response to questions.
As opposed to the drug trade which would all be reported right????