2006 was pretty depressive when it comes to the computer security realm. Records have been shattered in terms of the spread of spam and malware, and it will probably only get worse as time goes on. In looking back on 2006, all that really needs to be said is this;

if your computer is not properly secured and you were fortunate (synonymous with very lucky) enough to not be infected with anything (at least, that you know of), now is the time to properly secure your system.

This was a year for the record books for computer crime with 2007 likely even more dire, Wednesday’s Washington Post reported.

Computer security experts said next year could be worse than 2006 as computer criminals get better at sending spam and launching Internet attacks on consumers’ personal information.

More than 90 percent of all e-mail sent in October was junk and there was a 73-percent increase in the computer-clogging junk in the last two months, officials at the e-mail security firm Postini told The Washington Post. Junk e-mail volume is considered a good indicator of computer crime.[more]

Tags: Malware, Computer Protection, Spam