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77% of computer attacks start with one click on an email link!

Vancouver, BC, April 16, 2007 - One single mouse click opens computers to cyber attack.  It’s that simple.  Click on a harmless looking link in an email and instantly, the computer is infected – putting enterprise information at risk.

 Some alarming facts:

·         An estimated 50% of all computers on the internet are infected with malicious software (about 100-150 million)[1]

·         Phishing attempts (where criminals try to get you to click on a link and direct you to a fake website) are approaching 8 million per day[2]

·         77% of attacks originate from the user clicking on a link or document attachment[3]

 Guy Huntington, from Authenticationworld.com, says “Most enterprise workers don’t understand the risk of clicking on a link in an email or instant message.  Workers will likely click on something and unknowingly allow the enterprise to be attacked”.

 Huntington estimates that the annual cost for cleaning up malware is approximately $100-150 per PC user.  This means even small to medium size enterprises will be incurring costs in the thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

 To help protect enterprises against these 77% of attacks, Guy has created “Training in a Flash” , a free  four minute training program able to run on over 90% of desktops since it uses Adobe Flash. Here’s why enterprises should use it: 

1. Reduces enterprise risk and costs from 77% of malware attacks by training the user  how to recognize a phishing or pharming attack, and not to click on links or document attachments for messages they are not expecting.
2.  Fast – plays on the desktop with no additional enterprise expense.  “Time is money” says Huntington.
3. Free – Can be easily downloaded from http://training.authenticationworld.com and used throughout any enterprise.

 “My goal was to produce a high quality, informative product for free so enterprises could quickly deploy it” Huntington said.  “If they want to brand and customize the program, that’s available for a small fee, but the overall cost of using the training product must be very low”. 

 More information on Training in a Flash can be found at http://training.authenticationworld.com or by emailing Guy at guy.huntington@authenticationworld.com

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[3] Symantec http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/theme.jsp?themeid=threatreport

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