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The Problems are Growing
at a Dramatic Rate (1)
•The number of new vulnerabilities discovered in software is growing at 140% per year, and is now in excess of 4000 per year (CERT). 
•The average time between disclosure of a vulnerability and release of an associated exploit has dropped to 5.8 days (Symantec).
•The percent of PCs infected per month has grown from 1% in 1996 to over 10% in 2003 (ICSA Labs).
•The rate at which new hosts are “zombied” rose from 2,000 per day to 30,000 per day during the first 6 months of 2004 (Symantec).
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