Public education necessary to prevent that the swine flu epidemic equivalent cyber attack

 The world for a cyber equivalent of the 2009 the swine flu epidemic is position unless for enhanced international cooperation and public education, such a crisis to avert, says an IT security professionals. "Is right British national security strategy cyber attacks as a major threat to national security to identifizieren.Cyber terrorism is on the rise, and neither national Governments nor the general public are full to the threat prepared", said Eddy Willems, security evangelist at security firm GData.

As swine flu 2009 was a global threat, made a televised President Barack Obama transferred address to tell people, wash your hands to cover their mouths if you coughed and keeping children at home when you are sick, he said. Leaders like Prime Minister David Cameron said Willems, need to educate people similarly practical on the prevention of the spread of computer viruses, to reduce the aftermath of future cyber attacks.

"As with swine flu of the public have an important role as well to spielen.Unternehmen and individuals must ensure that your networks and computers are protected and that your antivirus software, are frequently updated May. members of the public to become accustomed to the exercise care when dealing with E-mails, cautious about using social networks and restraint in the use of devices such as USB sticks,", he said.

International cooperation also requires, the extent of the damage said Willems because international coordination that new viruses can be analysed quickly enable software companies develop fixes and minimize caused. Current level of cooperation not sufficient for a widespread threat, as the response to the recent Stuxnet showed attack, he said. "Unless we act in unison now we could a malware epidemic over the next few years face," said Willems.

Only 5% of companies have a cloud computing strategy, study claims

Only 5% of companies have a cloud computing strategy, and only 20% of the resources internally, one to develop survey outsourcing advisory company TPI. Develop a plan to take advantage of cloud computing should be top priority for companies to next year, said Kevin smilie, partner at TPI. However, Mette Ahorlu, Research Director at analyst firm IDC, the number of companies said that with the cloud is much higher than 5%. "The key here is that a strategy is the TPI survey."While many companies have not worked can going forward a plan to use the cloud may still cloud-based services use, ", she said."

Carried out according to a survey by IDC said almost 40% of 700 European businesses use cloud in one or more areas in March 2010. "Ahorlu said that next year more companies will provide a cloud strategy, be.""Already when companies outsource, three out of four for cloud issues as part of the package." "Perceived vulnerabilities remain an obstacle to company provide the cloud Ahorlu said.""When companies get more experience with it you will develop a strategy."

Ahorlu said it takes about 15 years before the vast majority of companies move into the public cloud, from the time, 75% of companies IT functions will be provided on this platform. According to IDC market for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS reached 3 billion $ in the last year in the public cloud and is expected to almost $catastrophe losses grow in 2010.