in the crossfire
When the Blaster and SoBig viruses hit the Internet in August, they infected millions of Microsoft-based home and business computers, bogged down corporate networks and caused billions of dollars in direct and indirect damages.
It was another payday for security-software firms, which have typically benefited over the years from highly publicized Internet attacks that exploit new-found vulnerabilities in Microsoft software.
Not surprisingly, the Blaster and SoBig scares boosted sales of anti-virus products from industry leaders such as Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. Knee-jerk investors, excited by dire predictions of more frequent and destructive cyber attacks, bid up these companies’ shares in the weeks that followed.
Link: TheStar.com
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