Aaaugh! 1 in 5 U.S. Windows PCs Lack Antivirus Defenses

Stu Sjouwerman | May 30, 2012
Un-friggin-believable but true. Don't be one of them! Gregg Keizer at ComputerWorld was the first with this story. "Nearly a fifth of Windows PCs in the U.S. lack any active security protection, an antivirus vendor said today, citing numbers from a year-long project. "The scale of this is unprecedented," argued Gary Davis, the director of global consumer product marketing for McAfee, talking about the scope of his company's sampling of PC security.


McAfee took measurements from scans of more than 280 million PCs over the last 12 months, and found that 19.3% of all U.S. Windows computers browsed the Web sans security software. Owners of those systems downloaded and used McAfee's free Security Scan Plus, a tool that checks for antivirus programs and enabled firewalls. Here is the full article:

Secure the Digital Workforce: Human + AI

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15 years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

Get the latest insights, trends and security news. Subscribe to CyberheistNews.