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March 18, 2004
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ISP Gets Tough With 'Zombie' Customers Comcast pushes its broadband customers with virus-infested spam zombies to clean up their act -- or else.   |
InternetNews
June 25, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Malware Hacker Attack Linked to Spammers Experts warn that a highly sophisticated malicious hacker attack could turn millions of PCs into spam zombies. Infected IIS web servers are spreading the malicious software to Internet Explorer users. |
PC Magazine
November 29, 2006
Robert Lemos |
Hacking for Dollars Viruses and worms are so last-decade. Today's PC users have to worry more about online burglary than stolen bandwidth. |
PC World
April 2, 2001
Kim Zetter & Andrew Brandt |
How Hackers Hack The tricks hackers use, and what you can do to foil them... |
PC World
September 1, 2000
Jeff Sengstack |
Make Your PC Hacker-Proof Our test of six personal firewalls finds the best ones for keeping uninvited guests out of your office or home system. |
PC World
September 2003
Anne Kandra |
Consumer Watch: Are You Helping a Spammer? Bad guys can hijack your PC and use it to transmit trash with impunity. |
PC World
April 2003
Zetter & Tweney |
Internet Fixes Sneakier spam, wilier worms, more aggravating ads... no wonder it feels like your PC is under assault. Fight back with these simple steps for keeping the latest pests at bay. |
InternetNews
October 26, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Zombies Control Half of Windows PCs Software giant Microsoft has crowned the "zombie" PC the greatest threat to Windows users. |
PC World
May 15, 2001
Frank Thorsberg |
Does Your PC Harbor Zombies Waiting to Attack? Unprotected broadband connections can leave your PC open to raids by malicious hackers... |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage Fine-tune the settings in Microsoft's recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Tim Gray |
Ever-Morphing Bagle Virus Going Strong A new variant of the Bagle downloader virus is spreading havoc again on unsuspecting users' machines, according to e-mail security firm MessageLabs. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Esther Shein |
Spy vs. Spy Companies are spending billions on network security, but staying ahead of hackers may be a pipe dream. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2005 |
The Ten Biggest Problems in Computing and How We'll Solve Them Malicious computer attacks will go on, but you can be confident we'll get better at fighting them. |
CIO
July 15, 2005
Grant Gross |
To Stop Hacker Attacks, Don't Rely on ISPs In a mock trail, a jury of IT security professionals decided that it should be an owner's responsibility, not an ISPs, to protect against viruses and worms. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Sheryl Canter |
Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure? |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
No Summer Break for Virus Writers A new development in virus evolution reared its ugly head last week with hackers planting malicious code into the Web servers for several reportedly popular sites. |
BusinessWeek
October 4, 2004
Toddi Gutner |
What's Lurking in Your PC? Because it's so new and still evolving, many computer users don't understand spyware. Here's a quick tutorial to bring you up to date on this insidious problem. |
PC World
May 2005
Scott Spanbauer |
It's Time to Update Your Internet Security Arsenal Every tool you need to secure your Windows PC is free on the Internet. Here's where they are. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2004
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
Keep Your PC Safe Learn to wield your firewall, antivirus, and antispyware tools expertly; don't give up your PC without a fight. |
PC Magazine
December 14, 2004
Jay Munro |
Bots March In These worms could "zombify" your computer, but you can give bots the boot. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
Michael J. Steinhart |
Maximum Security: 94 Essential Tips for Staying Safe Dozens of our best security tips and pointers, broken down by category: system, networking and wireless, e-mail, Web surfing, malware, and mobile. |
PC World
November 2005
Stuart J. Johnston |
Attackers Exploit Bug in Windows 2000 New worms released within a week prior to Window's posting the patch... New patches for Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Reader. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006
Cade Metz |
The Sorry State of Security Time to face facts: when it comes to our online safety woes, everybody is to blame. |
PC World
May 2001
Kim Zetter |
Hacker Nation Shadowy, computer-wise predators slip in undetected to steal data, deface Web sites, crash systems--or just look around. We talk to some current and former hackers to find out more about them and what they're after... |
PC World
May 2003
Stuart J. Johnston |
Bugs and Fixes: Fix Your Browser and Shop Safely Yet another patch for Internet Explorer to keep your data secure. |
PC World
March 2006
Andrew Sullivan |
Programs in Peril Popular applications have more security flaws than Windows does. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Windows: Security Is Suddenly Job One By attacking some of the worst security problems in Windows, Windows XP Service Pack 2 could save you a lot of trouble. Bite the bullet and install it -- the sooner the better. |
PC World
April 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Lock Down Your PC Hackers. Spammers. Even rogue coworkers and employees. How can you keep the bad guys out and the good data in? Safeguard your system's perimeter with these 29 beyond-the-basics security steps. |
Bank Technology News
May 2006
Holly Sraeel |
If Financial Crime is Rising, Then Security is Job #1 Furthered along by a loosely knit network of criminals, cybercrime is being waged by hackers and botmasters for profit in ways that are often not easily tracked by financial institutions, law enforcement authorities and governments. |
InternetNews
January 15, 2009
Richard Adhikari |
The Web's Latest Threat: Smarter 'Zombies' Hacker-controlled PCs are outwitting security software - and are growing in number. |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004
Sheryl Canter |
You Need a (Properly Configured) Firewall Firewalls protect you in ways that antivirus software cannot, but only if they're set up correctly. |
PC Magazine
March 7, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Security Super Guide The best ways to protect your PC, and your identity. |
Wired
August 23, 2007
John Robb |
When Bots Attack If you want to bring down a country's information infrastructure and you don't want anyone to know who did it, the weapon of choice is a distributed denial of service attack. |
PC World
May 2001
Stan Miastkowski |
Fortress PC Snoops, hackers, and viruses abound online. We identify all the tools you need to defend yourself against these hazards... |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Gottesman & Karagiannis |
A False Sense of Security Only 85 percent of the AOL/NCSA survey respondents were running antivirus software. Worse, while 71 percent of those people thought they were updating their protection at least weekly (including automatic updates), barely half of them actually were. |
PC World
July 2003
Stephen Manes |
PC Defense Takes an Antinet Install all the utilities you want -- security is still a leaky mess. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2009
Joel Schectman |
Computer Hacking Made Easy Botnet attacks like the one that took down Twitter are becoming so easy and cheap, almost anyone can do it. |
InternetNews
December 2, 2010 |
Targeted Malware, Spam Will Surge in '11 Security software vendor predicts more malware campaigns will use social media to target mobile devices, apps and industry-specific systems. |
Scientific American
June 2009
Michael Moyer |
What Conficker Reveals About Internet Crime The worm exposes the sophisticated international criminal networks behind modern computer viruses |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Lock Down Your Network When it comes to security, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) often find themselves in an uncomfortable position. They share many of the same security fears that threaten multinational enterprises. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
Brett Glass |
Batten Down Those Ports Don't let malicious intruders find a way into your system. We tell you how they try to sneak in -- and how to keep them out. |
PC Magazine
December 9, 2003
Leon Erlanger |
Top Five Myths About Safe Surfing Don't let a false sense of security put you in danger. |
PC Magazine
November 4, 2003 |
The PC Innovations Just Don't Stop Contrary to conventional wisdom, PCs just keep getting better. |
PC World
September 22, 2006
Stuart J. Johnston |
Bugs and Fixes: Critical Fixes for Windows, IE, Office The surge in critical updates that Microsoft has been issuing shows no sign of weakening.... Help for Spysweeper 5.0 headaches... A new e-mail threat... |
PC Magazine
September 4, 2008
Neil J. Rubenking |
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009 ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 gives the suite a new look and some feature enhancements, but there's not much that's actually new. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
IronPort: Time To Turn Tables on Zombies ISPs use reputation filtering to stop outbound spam. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Joel Johnson |
Hack Attack: Is the Whole Internet at Risk? Some hackers recently tried to take down the entire World Wide Web. You didn't even notice because the Internet is so robust. |
PC World
April 2003
Scott Spanbauer |
Internet Tips: Protect Your PC and Data With the Security Checklist Follow these essential steps for your PC security. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Robert Lemos |
Keeping Web Miners Safe Whether they call them canaries, monkeys, or guinea pigs, more security companies are using virtual PCs to protect users. |
