In 2011 the number of malicious attacks increased by 81% compared to the previous year but spam messages fell considerably (34%) and the number of vulnerabilities.

According to the 17th edition of the Threat Report Symantec Internet Security, the main objective of the offenders in the network has changed and now the focus on mobile devices and social networks. These represent an appetizing target, since the data stored on them are highly reliable. The study also indicates that the number of vulnerabilities fell 20% and malicious attacks increased by 81%. Another prominent finding was the increase in data breaches with 232 million identities stolen, the commonest cause was the loss of devices. And, it is increasingly common the stale BYOD (Bring your own device) which implies that the worker has the corporate environment their own computers loaded with personal information. No wonder, therefore, they have grown by 93% of vulnerabilities in mobile, 163 in 2010 to 315 last year.

Finally, Symantec introduced the bot ranking cities in Spain during 2011. According to the report ISTR 17, there were 30,207 bots being Madrid, with a percentage of 50.33%, the city with the highest number of computers infected with malware. Behind her are Oviedo (27.59%) and Bilbao (7.76%).

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