Statistics of Internet Threats

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Statistical Analysis of Internet Threats is a set of data which involves statistics from a range of different internet threats.

Contents 1 Definition 2 Number of Users Online 3 Penetrations by Population 4 External Links 5 References

Definition

An internet threat is any sort of intrusion to your local computer that comes from the internet. These threats can be a wide variety of threats such as spyware, malware, trojans, hacking, pop-up ads, local intrusion, and the list goes on.

Number of Users Online

The internet is being used by most countries today. The population that uses internet within those countries are about 20% compared to the whole population within that country. It is estimated that there are 6.7 billion people in this world and of that population 1.6 billion use the internet [1].

Penetrations by Population

Of all this internet access not everything is safe and secure. There are major issues of internet threats. The following table shows the penetration by population of Internet threats.

External Links

Internet World Stats
Security Statistics History of the Internet Security Threat Report State of Spyware Q2 2006 Website Security Statistics (August 2008) Key Internet Usage Statistics General Information Security Statistics

References

1. Internet World Stats Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
2. Security Statistics Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.esafe.com/home/csrt/statistics/statistics_2005.asp
3. History of the Internet Security Threat Report Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.conferencepage.com/ISTR0409/HistoryofThreatReport.shtm
4. State of Spyware Q2 2006 Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.webroot.com/resources/stateofspyware/excerpt.html
5. Website Security Statistics (August 2008) Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.slideshare.net/jeremiahgrossman/website-security-statistics-august-2008-presentation
6. Key Internet Usage Statistics Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.3w.net/lan/internet-use-statistics.html
7. General Information Security Statistics Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://www.securitystats.com/infosec.html

--Jeff Takeda Takedaj 12:19, 9 April 2, 2008 (EST)