Top ten malware-hosting countries revealed
US and UK among the top 10 countries hosting the most infected webpages
IT security and data protection firm Sophos has revealed details of the top ten countries hosting malware on the web, passing on malware infections to innocent computer users.
Every day Sophos discovers over 50,000 newly infected webpages, and its findings reveal that the problem of compromised websites is truly global.
“The USA is still the dirty man of the web world – hosting more dangerous infected websites that any other country,” said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. “Of course, just because the malware is planted on the web in these countries doesn’t necessarily mean that the hackers themselves are based in the same place. Cybercriminals will attempt to infect websites anywhere in the world – it’s perfectly possible for a website in Tooting to be infected by a hacker in Timbuktu.”
The US remains the main hosting ground for malicious webpages. While China and Russia continue to provide some strong competition for the top position, China’s share has dropped considerably from second place with 27.7% in 2008 to third behind Russia with just 11.2% in 2009.
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William J McBorrough is a Security Expert with many years of success Managing, Designing, and Implementing medium and large enterprise Physical and Information Technology Security Solutions. His experience spans the spectrum from small e-commerce start-ups to multi-campus state and federal agencies to global financial sector organizations. He is on the faculty of various universities including University of Maryland University College, EC-Council University, George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College where he conducts research and teach graduate and undergraduate courses relating to cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and information security and assurance. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Computing Engineering with a concentration in digital networks and a Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk Information System Control (CRISC), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).He is well versed in personnel, systems and network security risk management. His core competencies include Developing cost effective solutions to enable mission assurance in the following areas: Enterprise Risk Management, IT Governance, Security Organization Development, Information Security and Assurance
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