Bugwatch: Counting the cost of a worst-case worm

This week Pete Simpson, ThreatLab manager at Clearswift, examines research that estimates the possible economic impact of a 'worst-case worm' attack.

Estimating the damage that serious worm infections cost businesses is a tough job, and in the past some puzzling figures have emerged.

That's why a recent analysis by academics Nicholas Weaver and Vern Paxson, members of the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), is worth attention.


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