Big Three malware cause heavy productivity losses in 
      Q1 2004
      Poor business processes and auditing holes exacerbate damage
    
   
  
  
  
  London, UK - 16 March 2004, 15:00 GMT - The Big Three malware families 
    of 2004, ie, all variants of Bagle, MyDoom and NetSky combined, have caused 
    the loss or misallocation of 72 million Equivalent Person Days (EPDs) worldwide 
    over the last two months across corporations, government organisations and 
    homes according to the mi2g intelligence Unit, the world leader in digital 
    risk. As an average for the last 60 days, the daily sustained loss is 1.2 
    million EPDs worldwide, the highest ever. 
  
  
  
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