Nine percent of websites malicious

A new report from Zscaler suggests that 9.5 percent of websites are malicious.  Another 9.5 percent rated as suspicious in their study.  It's no surprise that the web is an increasingly dangerous place to visit.  One of the key drivers for this threat, is the fact that end-users aren't updating their plug-ins, leaving them vulnerable to a lot of older malware.  An example of this is with Adobe Reader, which the report showed over 60% of users were running an outdated version of this software.

The report also noted that Apple devices are becoming more prevalent in the workplace as Android and Blackberry devices are becoming less prevalent.  If anti-malware isn't part of your web security, this report is a good reminder, why it should be in your plans for this year.