Spyware surge afflicts Canadian businesses
More than 55 per cent of small and midsized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises report the volume of spyware they are battling has increased over the past 12 months, according to a recent survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). About 54 per cent of the 1,070 respondents cited “lack of user awareness” as a major security challenge, said the Chicago-based worldwide group of IT professionals and companies. One Canadian security specialist said SMBs and individual users are low hanging fruits for attackers.