Security News > 2010 > September > Kenya tops list of EA countries worst-hit by computer viruses
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Kenya%20tops%20list%20of%20EA%20countries%20worst%20hit%20by%20computer%20viruses/-/539550/1006422/-/vyb5f/-/ By Kui Kinyanjui Business Daily September 9 2010 Kenya has risen to become the most insecure country in East Africa in terms of virtual threats, according to new industry findings. International data security firm Kaspersky says Kenya now tops the list of East African countries for computers that are infected with dangerous threats and malicious viruses. âGiven East Africaâs recent Internet connectivity boom, with the landing of SEACOM the number of security infections in Kenya has increased approximately 10 times and roughly four times during the last six months,â said Mr Sergey Novikov, head of the regionâs research at Kaspersky Lab. Mr Novikov says such statistics are a cause for major concern as hackers infect computers to gain access to private and important information, from personal banking details to company data bases and information that should not be shared. [...]