Today's threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft and data leakage, and the creation of malicious code that targets specific organizations for information that can be used for financial gain. That's the conclusion of the latest Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, released March 19. The semi-annual report, one of the most anticipated works of research in the global IT community, also finds that increasingly refined attack methods are being supported by growing global networks of cyber criminals.
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