ScanSafe has released its latest Global Threat Report on Web filtering, spyware and viruses. According to an analysis of more than five billion Web requests in July, ScanSafe found that on average, up to one in 600 profile pages on social-networking sites hosted some form of malware. The company also reported that the use of social-networking sites, often assumed to be popular only with teens, accounted for approximately 1 per cent of all Web use in the workplace.

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This Tuesday Microsoft issued information on 12 security bulletins. The summary below provides Symantecs evaluation of some of the critical issues.

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Alan Bentley, Managing Director of PatchLink EMEA, has sent us this interesting and thoughtful comment.

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British citizens are fighting back against the threat of viruses and spyware channelled through the internet according to a new survey from the British Computer Society (BCS).

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CipherTrust statistics reveal a sharp rise in malicious message volumes, accounting for a 20 per cent increase in the number of emails sent globally in July. CipherTrust's research lab has also identified that image-based spam, which has increased by 200 per cent in the last three months, is now responsible for up to 30 per cent of all spam sent.

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Pay targeted specifically to noncertified and certified information technology-related skills has exploded in popularity according to a new survey of 54,000 IT professionals in the US and Canada, 51 per cent of whom are now receiving such pay in their compensation packages.

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According to the latest market data from IDC, the Western European mobile device market (including standalone handhelds and converged devices) suffered a disappointing performance in the second quarter of 2006 as the total market declined by 3 per cent year on year to total 3.3 million units.

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Findings released today from the latest quarterly e-skills UK ICT Inquiry show that the percentage of firms reporting ICT (Information Communication Technology) skills gaps increased in Q1 of 2006 and the consequent impact of these gaps on UK businesses reached the highest level recorded in a year.

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RSA Security has announced the findings of 12 months of ongoing usability testing and research including focus groups and online surveys - conducted by the RSA Security Usability Lab and User Experience Design Team in conjunction with the RSA Security Consumer Research Team into the best ways of helping consumers adopt security technology when banking and trading online.

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The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee are launching a new inquiry into personal internet security. With the ever growing use of home computers, the spread of broadband, and the rise in internet banking and commerce the importance of proper internet security measures has never been greater.

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