Pacific Coast Informer: Special Update
Web Threats Weekly launches. Hacker Vulnerabilities Exposed
To raise awareness about the cyber security threats to our businesses and our community, Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd. / Boonbox presents Web Threats Weekly
Hacker Bait Updates about the latest websites that have been found to be vulnerable to hackers.
Spam-Alot. A list of the latest websites that have been exploited by spammers
Mythbusters. Tips helping you separate fact from fiction in the changing security landscape.
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Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd. / Boonbox
PCIS Security Alert: Zombie PCs Lurking on the Internet
It is a scary time for those of us concerned with IT security. Just in time for Halloween comes a report that zombie PCs are spreading their evil about as fast as the fleshy versions do in the movies.
According to Microsoft’s Internet Safety Enforcement Team (quoted in the New York Times), it takes less than five minutes for computers to become infected and added to the horde of 300,000 computers worldwide that are already in the thrall of unscrupulous hackers.
Zombie PCs are computers that were then taken over by hackers in order to send out spam, look for private financial information and install malicious software to infect more PCs. Any computer that is used to go online is vulnerable.
As the NYT article suggests, computer owners are well-advised to run commercial malware detection programs, use a firewall and install security patches for operating systems and applications.
(This article is republished from Vaclav's Blog, PCIS' official blog about business and technology trends and IT security.)
In this issue:
Web Threats Weekly launches
PCIS Security Alert
Communications: News and Tips
Recommended Reading
White Papers & Reports
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