Cyber-attacks have increased in Switzerland in 2012, making the country ranking 47th among the 49 target countries, according to Symantec, which also believes that the Swiss financial center is a prime target.
many computers become zombies after a spam infection increased sharply in 2012. The US firm Symantec announced that Switzerland now ranks 53rd among the countries threatened from the 80th position before. The rate of "phishing" to enter the personal data of victims such as access codes to online bank accounts, also remains quite high.
Switzerland is affected by cybercrime because of the efficiency of its network, making it easy to disseminate spam Candid Wüest said, a researcher at Symantec. It also found that the density of financial services and wealth of the country composed of Switzerland in the focus of cybercriminals.
If the infrastructure using information technology and communication (ICT) sensitive classified prove relatively safe, according to Symantec, Switzerland defined as highly vulnerable to the banks of cybercrime, the infrastructure of energy, telecommunications networks, road and rail traffic. Government, hospitals and the media are on the lower floor.
Unlike the United States, which is the country that is most affected by cybercrime in the world, the Confederation considers that the risks of cyber are not in the scope of military says Myriam Dunn, a security policy expert at the ETH Zurich. Mid-2012, the Federal Council approved the "National Strategy for the Protection of Switzerland against the risks of cyber (CRS)", which excludes the case of war or conflict, she said.
the specialist said that over 80% of the infrastructure are considered vulnerable in the private sector and by the NCPS, the use of cyberspace and cyber risks involved are the responsibility of companies.
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