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Attackers have found a new vehicle for launching attacks targeting client-based computer systems, and traditional network defenses are no longer sufficient to protect against these breaches, a recent security report said. According to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec Corp., over half of the attacks reported over the past six months infected Web application technologies. Seventy four per cent of these attacks involved exposure of confidential information such as keystroke logging software and Trojans.

From January to June 2004 the number of viruses and worms targeting the Microsoft Corp. Windows operating system rose by 350 per cent from the same period the year before, with a total of 4,496 new pieces of malware created to exploit it, according to a recent report released by Symantec Corp.

From January to June 2004 the number of viruses and worms targeting the Microsoft Corp. Windows operating system rose by 350 per cent from the same period the year before, with a total of 4,496 new pieces of malware designed to exploit it, according to a report released by Symantec Corp on Monday.