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2003 viruses caused $55B damage, antivirus firm says (ComputerWorld)

ComputerWorld is carrying a Reuters story quoting an antivirus company as estimating the total cost of viruses to businesses in 2003 at $55 billion. What the story doesn't cover is the portion of that cost which is due to Linux-based viruses. That figure is, of course, about $0.
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