India tops spam charts

India has cemented its position as the world’s number one spam relayer, according to the
latest reports from Sophos. India leads with 11.4 percent, which is more than 150 percent
of the spam volume from the next country on the list, Italy. The reports also points out that
India accounts for only just over Five percent of the world’s Inter-connected computers, which
clearly shows a huge need for improvement in security software and policies. Sophos attributes
the volume of spam to the sheer number of computers that have been compromised by
malware and are now operating as parts of much larger global botnets controlled from within
India or abroad. These “zombie” PCs are wasting time, power and bandwidth without the
knowledge of their owners and most likely without displaying any visible signs of being infected.