From the BBC: > 20,000 plus new samples of malware are detected every day, say experts > > Twelve million computers have been hijacked by cyber-criminals and > detected by security vendor McAfee since January, the firm has said. > > It reports there has been a 50% increase in the number of detected > so-called "zombie" computers since 2008. > > The true number of newly hijacked PCs is likely to be higher than > those detected by McAfee alone. > > The figures come as a report from Deloitte said a global approach to > cyber-security was needed. > > "Doing nothing is not an option," said Deloitte's Greg Pellegrino. > > Everything that depended on cyberspace face unprecedented risks, said > Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT). > > "This issue is moving so quickly, and with so much at stake > economically and in terms of safety and security for people, we don't > have 100 years to figure this out," explained Mr Pellegrino, who is a > global public sector industry leader at DTT. > > McAfee also revealed that the United States now hosted the world's > largest percentage of infected computers at 18% with China a not too > distant second with just over 13%. Read the rest at <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8032886.stm>