{"id":48139,"date":"2014-04-16T20:10:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T20:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=48139"},"modified":"2014-04-16T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T20:10:13","slug":"1-million-new-malware-strains-per-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/1-million-new-malware-strains-per-week\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Million New Malware Strains per Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>1 Million New Malware Strains per Week<\/h4>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">Historical data from Virus Bulletin reveals an alarming trend.&#8211;PC Pitstop<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p>By Stu Sjouwerman, for KnowBe4.com Security Awareness Training<\/p>\n<p>Virus Bulletin came up with some interesting historical facts. In 1989, when the very first Virus Bulletin rolled off the press (produced in a black-and-white, printed pamphlet style), there was only one subscriber and there were only 14 viruses known for the IBM PC. 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