AV Firms Falling Behind ...

AV Firms Falling Behind: Eugene Kaspersky, head of virus
research atthe Massachusetts-based Kaspersky Lab, believes
that AV software companies are on the losing end of the
"virus arms race" against new malware. In a recent paper,
he called the Net "a breeding ground for criminal activity."
He goes on to say anti-virus vendors are not keeping up
with the hundreds of hacker groups are stealing hundreds of
millions of dollars from PC users each year.

"The majority of products are unable even to guarantee 90
percent protection," he said, noting that his lab receives
between 200 and 300 new samples each day.

Kaspersky did not offer any specific recommendations, but
you can avoid being scammed by most threats if you follow
four best-of-breed pieces: anti-virus, anti-spyware,
host-based intrusion prevention and a personal firewall.
Kasperski's paper is long, but very interesting.

You may want to check it out. After all, education is the
best way to protect yourself.

http://www.firestarteam.com/archive/06/01-31-06.shtml


JB