Bangkok--20 May--Oasis Media
Symantec Corp.’s (Nasdaq: SYMC) Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR) today revealed a 42 percent increase in targeted attacks in 2012 compared to the previous year. Designed to steal intellectual property, these targeted cyberespionage attacks are increasingly hitting the manufacturing sector as well as small businesses, which are the target of 31 percent of these attacks. In Thailand, 64.61 percent of businesses with fewer than 250 employees are hit by spam attacks. Small businesses are attractive targets themselves and a way in to ultimately reach larger companies via “watering hole” techniques. In addition, consumers remain vulnerable to ransomware and mobile threats, particularly on the Android platform.
In picture (From left): Mr. Pramut Sriwichian Country Manager, Symantec (Thailand), Mr. Eric Hoh, Vice President, Asia South Region, Symantec, Dr. Chaichana Mitrpant, Assistant Executive Director of Electronic Transactions Development Agency (Public Organization), Limited and Mr. Nopchai Tangtritham, Technical Director Symantec (Thailand) Limited.