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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> T'is the season to be ripped off...
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Online fraudsters are gearing up for the massive increase in consumer
>| online shopping due to take place over the festive season. One in 10
>| holiday shoppers can expect some form of spyware, adware, or other
>| internet attack as they conduct transactions on the web, according
>| to net security firm PC Tools.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/13/xmas_safe_shopping/
>
> Mentioned before (Inquirer), but still worth stressing. This is costing the
> economy and (quite unjustifiably) reduces people's confidence in computers.
> I hear people asking if others can access their data... it's almost assumed
> with Windows and its back doors.
I think the answer is a resounding yes, if you're using windows, either
at the client-side, or on the supplier front or back-end. Even without
windows, there's obviously some risk, but with windows? You'd have to
be completely clueless about security to consider it.
--
| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
-- Miguel de Cervantes
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