June 10, 2004

Viruses and other threats are on the increase and a constant battle

Washington Post's Cynthia Webb writes Using a personal computer these days is like playing virtual dodgeball, but with spam and hacker attacks subbing in for the big red ball.

The latest hacker flare-ups are going after the same flaw that the Sasser worm exploited. "Sasser put a spotlight on yet another security hole in Microsoft's Windows computer operating system by knocking down business, government and transportation systems around the globe. Now, in what is becoming a familiar pattern, attackers have launched a steady stream of smaller-scale assaults, looking to break into Windows PCs exhibiting the same vulnerability exploited by Sasser," USA Today reported today. "Attackers are having a field day with this one flaw," Ed Skoudis, co-founder of Internet security firm Intelguardians, told the paper. (full story)

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