A fifth of people fear net crime the most, the report says
More Britons fear net crime than they do burglary, a survey suggests.
The Get Safe Online study released by the government found 21% of respondents felt most at risk from net crime, while 16% worried most about being burgled.
A BBC investigation into net-based attacks on Windows PCs found they could happen as much as every 15 minutes.
At least every hour, an unprotected PC set up as a honeypot logged a malicious attack that could render it unusable or make it access other machines.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5414696.stm
More Britons fear net crime than they do burglary, a survey suggests.
The Get Safe Online study released by the government found 21% of respondents felt most at risk from net crime, while 16% worried most about being burgled.
A BBC investigation into net-based attacks on Windows PCs found they could happen as much as every 15 minutes.
At least every hour, an unprotected PC set up as a honeypot logged a malicious attack that could render it unusable or make it access other machines.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5414696.stm
