Virus costs skyrocket ($10.7 billion!)
Saturday, September 1, 2001 by mcs2k1 | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Thanks WinOSCentral The cost of coping with the Code Red computer worms that were unleashed on the Internet in July and August has reached about $2.6 billion, an independent research firm said on Friday.
While hefty, that was just a part of the total cost of attacks on computer systems this year.
The cost of virus attacks on information systems around the world reached an estimated $10.7 billion so far this year, according to Computer Economics of Carlsbad, California. That compares with $17.1 billion for all of 2000 and $12.1 billion in 1999, Computer Economics said.
While hefty, that was just a part of the total cost of attacks on computer systems this year.
The cost of virus attacks on information systems around the world reached an estimated $10.7 billion so far this year, according to Computer Economics of Carlsbad, California. That compares with $17.1 billion for all of 2000 and $12.1 billion in 1999, Computer Economics said.
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