

South Africa to spectate at the World Cup, while an overwhelming majority watched the tournament on television thus underscoring the role that sport mega-events play in showcasing the host destinations. The key findings show that only a minority of the respondents had travelled to To survey 391 football fans in France during the 2016 UEFA European Championship, using a spatially based The study used a quantitative methodology South Africa had revisited since the country hosted the tournament.

One of the most successful security threats of the year was the 'Here You Have' virus, said Wood.This study seeks to investigate if international football tourists who attended the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in "From leveraging newsworthy events like the FIFA World Cup to taking advantage of the widespread popularity of URL shortening services and social networks, the spammers deployed a variety of tricks to bypass spam filters and lure potential victims." "With successful and resilient botnet operations established in prior years, the cyber criminals experimented with many tactics to keep spam campaigns active and fresh this year," said Paul Wood, MessageLabs Intelligence Senior Analyst, Symantec Hosted Services. Spammers used subjects related to current events, as well as intriguing questions, to trap victims, said Paul Wood, MessageLabs Intelligence Senior Analyst, Symantec Hosted Services. The total number of botnets worldwide is between 3.5 and 5.4 million, said Symantec officials. But the total number of active bots have already returned to roughly the same number as at the end of 2009, increasing by approximately 6 percent in the latter half of 2010. After the closure, botnets accounted for 77 percent of spam. The report noted a reduction in spam from botnets after the closure of spam affiliate, Spamit, in early October 2010.

The report reveals how much of an impact botnet activity has on spam levels and how resilient botnets are, even when confronted with a shutdown.
