IBM is predicting a global rise in cyber crime and warns that New Zealand is not immune.
In its annual Global Business Security Index Report, IBM predicts a rise in professional, organised attacks. Security Practice Leader, John Martin, says it's no longer amateur virus writers threatening industries and individuals.
He warns that businesses will also have to be on the look out for bot-nets -- networks of computers hijacked by third parties, who use them to commit online crime.
In the past, online criminals created botnets using thousands of computers but now they're more stealthy and harder to detect.
But Mr Martin says computer users will still be the easiest point of attack for cyber criminals and warns users to be on their guard.
He also says criminals will make greater use of wireless devices to break into corporate systems.
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