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The latest Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume XII released in India by Symantec Corporation concludes that cyber criminals are employing business-like strategies to increasingly target tier-II cities, while maintaining their focus on impairing enterprises and consumers based in metros. Cities like Bhopal, Hyderabad, Noida, Pune and Surat now feature alongside Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi in the list of bot-infected cities in India.

"As cyber-threats continue to grow in India with more than 30 million Internet users across tier I & II cities, it has never been more important to remain vigilant and informed on the evolving threat landscape," said Vishal Dhupar, managing director, Symantec India. "The Internet Security Threat Report provides critical information on the latest online security trends, helping enterprises and consumers to better protect their infrastructure, information and interactions."

Small and medium businesses in India are increasingly targeted by phishing, spam, bots, and malicious code (malcode) attacks that are created to target these organizations for information that can be used for financial gain. These businesses are also victims of data theft and data leakage as they lack a strategy of multiple layers of security defenses ("defense in-depth").

The report also states that cyber-criminals are increasingly becoming more professional with focused commercial intent in the development, distribution and use of malicious code and services. While cybercrime continues to be driven by financial gain, cyber-criminals are now utilizing more professional attack methods, tools and strategies to conduct malicious activity.