E-mail viruses most likely to appear in the morning

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57374422-93/e-mail-viruses-most-likely-to-appear-in-the-morning/

By Dara Kerr
Digital Media
CNET News
February 9, 2012

Eight in the morning is a good time to grab some coffee, but not to 
check your e-mail.

The number of viruses sent out each day peaks between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. 
EST, according to the Global Security Report released by security 
research firm Trustwave this week.

"The number of executables and viruses sent in the early morning hours 
increased," reads the report. "The spike is likely an attempt to catch 
people as they check e-mails at the beginning of the day."

Using real-world data collected in 2011 from more than 300 incident 
response and forensic investigations in 18 countries, along with 
analyzing 16 billion e-mails from 2008 to 2011, Trustwave compiled this 
in-depth report that looks at security trends, vulnerabilities, and 
more.

Trustwave also looked into which month of the year more viruses were 
sent and concluded that viruses shot up in August and reached a peak in 
September. Overall, 3 percent of viruses sent through e-mail came in 
August and September.

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