Perhaps a bit populistic, but hey... > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 12. Mai 1999 22:59 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Why I'm a Security Pessimist (And Why You Should Be Too) > > This message was forwarded to you from ZDNet AnchorDesk > located at http://www.anchordesk.com If you would like to > receive further high-tech news alerts, simply forward > this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will > automatically receive a free sample. > > Comment from sender: > > Why I'm a Security Pessimist > URL: > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_3377. > html > Berst Alert > Jesse Berst, Editorial Director<BR><I>ZDNet AnchorDesk</I> > Wednesday, May 12, 1999 > > We're still in the primitive days of the Internet. So we > still expect some security problems. And we assume they'll > get better. Right? Wrong. > > The security problem is getting worse. Headlines tell > me Internet security lapses are becoming more common. > Even the White House isn't safe. Click for more. And Melissa > showed us viruses are growing more wily. We're all at > the mercy of corner-cutting software vendors, inexperienced > e-tailers and smart-ass programmers. > > WHY YOU ARE MORE VULNERABLE > There's no single culprit. Much of it has to do with changing > times: > > As the Internet is more widely used, the potential for > good and bad increases > By expanding networks, companies create more opportunity > for security breaches > As competition gets more intense, vendors push products > out the door faster > As product complexity increases, bugs are more likely > As ecommerce explodes, vendors are rushing to set up shop > online > > > WHERE YOU ARE MOST VULNERABLE > Computer users are being impacted at work, at home, online: > > The number of software bugs tracked in the BugNet database > grew nearly 20-fold in the past five years. The bug explosion > costs employers millions of hours in lost productivity > The insidious Melissa virus, which infected over 100,000 > computers in the U.S., was a nuisance; weeks later the > destructive CIH virus crashed more than half a million > computers in South Korea and Turkey > E-businesses are unwittingly exposing private customer > information, including names, addresses and credit card > info; last month 100 sites with improperly installed shopping > carts were identified > > > HOW TO LIMIT YOUR VULNERABILITY > You can't prevent bugs, viruses and inept e-tailers. But > there are ways to protect yourself. > > Your computer. If events of recent months didn't persuade > you to obtain anti-virus software for your PC, maybe this > quick click to free, five-star anti-virus downloads will > do the trick. Click for more. Bookmark the Help Channel's > Bug section for the latest bug alerts, patches and workarounds > for your software and hardware. Click for more. > > Your company. PC Magazine Labs evaluated three families > of antivirus products that protect every major LAN component. > Click for more. If your company conducts business over > the Internet, two major security holes you need to plug > are DNS spoofing and attacks on dial-up connections. Click > for more. > > Your personal information. Make sure before you relinquish > any personal information the Web site has the TRUSTe seal > of approval and/or a privacy statement you can live with. > Click for more. Or become a stealth browser; the Help > Channel details how to maintain a low profile on the Web. > Click for more. > > For even more resources, visit the Security and Privacy > Briefing Centers I've linked in the sidebar. > > And please use the TalkBack button to tell me if you agree > things are getting worse, not better. You're also welcome > to join the discussion at my Berst Alerts forum. > > MORE YOU NEED TO READ > Attacking the Quality Monster > Jesse's Bug Extermination Kit > Not So Sweet Melissa > > READ MORE: > Seven Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online -- Right Now - ZDNet AnchorDesk > http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3214.html > Ghosts in the Machines - PC Magazine > http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,400260,00.html > The Lessons of the Chernobyl Virus - PC Week > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2249529,00.html > Expert Finds Hole in Shopping Carts - ZDNN > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2246537,00.html > White House Web Site Shut Down - ZDNN > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2257784,00.html > > TECH TIPS: > Ultimate Guide to Security - DevHead > http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/filters/security/ > > DISCUSS: > Jesse's Berst Alerts > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/disgroups/disgrou > ps_54.html > > TOPICS: > Security > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/topics/topics_293 > .html > Network Security > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/topics/topics_334 > .html > Privacy > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/topics/topics_365 > .html > > TALKBACK: > James Smith > Software vendors have to create programs for idiots > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167955.html > Bob Sanderson > What else is hidden within our PCs > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167935.html > Vince Villa > Things are getting worse... > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167936.html > wayne > Junkbusters (www.junkbusters.com)is a good free tool > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167938.html > Thomas Johnson > Why don't you spend your time covering real issues > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167939.html > Mike Perry > It's just too risky! > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167941.html > David Thiel > You can't expect any measure of security on a Windows-based system > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167942.html > Craig Guthrie > I don't know if I like your snotty attitude > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167944.html > R. Fred Veale > I'm tired of the game > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167945.html > Gregory Pierce > Biometrics (the new tech) is the key > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167947.html > John Gill > ActiveX is a hacker's paradise > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167949.html > William Cohee > I hope users out there will take advantage of the links > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167952.html > Richard G Wiater > We (the computer world) should start using java applets > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167959.html > James Smith > Something I never would have expected from your Web site > > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/adem2fpf/www.anchordesk.com/talkback/talkback > _167966.html - [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
