The 12-minute Windows heist

By Om Malik | Friday, July 1, 2005 | 8:32 AM PT | 0 comments |

ZD Net Australia points out that “there is a 50 percent chance your unprotected Windows PC will be compromised within 12 minutes of going online.” According to security vendor Sophos nearly 8000 viruses hit the net, and it is only going to get worse. via

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