Alex Eckelberry wrote: > http://www.newsweek.com/id/208652 > > Cyber attacks seem to be getting more sophisticated by the hour. A few > weeks ago malware known as Zero Day was found to have exploited a > vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system that could allow > online criminals to take control of a computer from anywhere in the > world without being detected. The operation involved what is known as > "drive by" attacks, in which visitors to legitimate Web sites are > redirected to a page that secretly downloads the malicious software. > > <sigh>
Written by Christopher Werth -- he's obviously a tech expert according to the roster of his Newsweek items: http://topics.newsweek.com/search?&byline=christopher%20werth only one of which (this one) has been in the "Tech and Business" section, and his NPR work: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/tools/search/author/author_collection.php?aut_id=30429 Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
