Internet Security Systems' X-Force releases Internet Risk Impact Summary Report for Q4 2002 and year-end; Research tracks compound risk factor associated with persistent threats and latest hacker activities; Hacktivism targets U.S. government sites.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 January 2003-ISS: Internet Security Systems' X-Force releases Internet Risk Impact Summary Report for Q4 2002 and year-end; Research tracks compound risk factor associated with persistent threats and latest hacker activities; Hacktivism targets U.S. government sites(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01072003 ATLANTA, Ga.

-- Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) (Nasdaq: ISSX), today released its Internet Risk Impact Summary Report (IRIS) for the fourth quarter and year-end of 2002, which reveals that 101 hybrid threats and computer worms were tracked during the fourth quarter, in addition to the 393 tracked in the prior three quarters. Although the fourth quarter represents a 28 percent decrease in the number of threats between Q3 and...