Computer virus no longer come from the US or Europe ; the hot hotbed of hackerdom may be in China and Russia now , but even that will shift . presently , the most dangerous net criminals might hail from Mexico , India and Africa , says a new study . Should n’t somebody call Nick Negroponte ?
surety specialiser at F - Secure have draw up a story with three map that create — perhaps accidentally — a compelling narrative of the elbow room malware reflects the change economic office around the ball .
Back in the mean solar day ( 1986 to 2003 ) , computer virus in the main came from educate , preponderantly bloodless regions , US , Europe and Australia , along with India . There were anomalies like the Philippines - originated “ love life Bug , ” but by and heavy , it seemed computer computer virus could be chalked up as a by - product of the technical success of the post - industrial creation . The hackers themselves were decadent , afternoon tea - sip “ hobbyists , ” out to perfect their skills — not steal billion .
Next come the pros from Eastern Europe , China and Brazil . For the preceding four or five years , it ’s been a full - on assault from the regions where high - storey computer skills are ample , but legit employment opportunities like those found at Redmond , Mountain View or Cupertino are slight to none . Broadband roll - out and a border - free internet have given these guy rope plenty of opportunities for targeted attacks with cash money — okay , credit - bill and cant - account information — as the measured remainder final result .
In the future , though , Modern e - criminals will most likely run out of regions that seem a bit more surprising , such as Mexico and Africa . Part of the reasonableness is that internet usage is fast increase in those domain , while the requisite IT line of work growth or technical - age legal system that naturally keep the tough in arrest are not grow as tight . rain buckets a little political discordance on top of that , and you ’ve got one hell of a haven for hackers .
India will also see a revival in criminal activity , chiefly because the business opportunities will never keep up with the turn of people being trained with mellow - level computer accomplishment , in spite of the country ’s speedy growth .
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