
One important observation is that a lot of the statistics which are made available on the Internet are calculated using reports provided by firewall software, in the form of TCP/IP port numbers which have been blocked. This data has been used not only to create accurate statistics regarding the prevalence of different types of malware and hacker attacks on the Internet, but also to ensure top detection rates for Kaspersky Lab solutions as well as the quickest possible response to new and unknown threats. Since July 2001 Smallpot technology developed by Kaspersky Lab has collected literally millions of probes and attacks. Noting this trend, Kaspersky Lab has been a pioneer in designing and deploying special monitoring tools across the IP space. Over the past few years, security companies have observed a major increase in the number of attacks carried out against corporate and home users via the Internet.
