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Businesses 'should increase online security'

Businesses are being urged to step up security on their websites to prevent breaches of their systems.

Security firm Sophos warned that internet criminals are changing tactics from sending malicious software via email to directly infecting websites with harmful viruses.

A report by the organisation stated that 5,000 new websites that host malware are being detected each day, with more than a third based in the US.

Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos, commented: "A great many businesses aren't geared up to gain insight into users' online behaviour, let alone control it.

"It's vital that they now begin to examine ways to incorporate web security into their overall IT security strategy."

Ms Theriault added that accessing the internet is the easiest way for cyber-criminals to gain access to corporate networks, as more web users are downloading applications and accessing unregulated sites.

Sophos also warned that emails are still being used to distribute harmful viruses, although many now contain links to sites that contain a malicious downloader.




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