Rich Countries Suffer Less Malware, Says Microsoft Study

chicksdaddy writes "To paraphrase a quote attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald: 'Rich countries aren't like everyone else. They have less malware.' That's the conclusion of a special Security Intelligence Report from Microsoft, anyway. The special supplement, released on Wednesday, investigated the links between rates of computer infections and a range of national characteristics including the relative wealth of a nation, observance of the rule of law and the rate of software piracy. The conclusion: cyber security (by Microsoft's definition: low rates of malware infection) correlated positively with many characteristics of wealthy nations – high Gross Income Per Capita, higher broadband penetration and investment in R&D and high rates of literacy. It correlated negatively with characteristics common in poorer nations – like demographic instability, political instability and lower levels of education.'"

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Re:You don't say?

[poetmatt]

What kind of argument is that?

The point is, this study has zero correlation with REALITY. It's not about literacy, and it's not about GDP. None of these have any direct correlation to malware. Also, in many countries Windows is considered malware - so naturally they're labeled having a higher malware rate.

Does this reflect on anything realistic, and/or should this even be discussed? No, because it's not relevant to anything.