__/ [ Philip ] on Monday 09 October 2006 23:51 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Peter Hayes ] on Monday 09 October 2006 10:33 \__
>>
>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5414696.stm
>>>
>>>"A BBC investigation into net-based attacks on Windows PCs found they
>>>could happen as much as every 15 minutes."
>>
>>
>> There's also this:
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5414502.stm
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Using a computer acting as a so-called honeypot the BBC
>> | has been regularly logging how many potential net-borne
>> | attacks hit the average Windows PC every day.
>> `----
>>
>> If I recall correctly, it takes 12 minutes (on average?) or less, for an
>> unpatched Windows box to be compromised. I have seen that happening
>> through my own eyes.
>>
>> Must think twice before pugging in that modem/Ethernet cable...
>>
>> The clock is ticking and the packets roll wild...
>
> My company's intranet is not much safer. Within an hour instruments,
> security cameras and other net appliances based on windows get infected.
Embedded Windows? That would be hard to patch (re-flash?). I wonder if you
can tell apart an infected security camera ('zombified') from a 'healthy'
one. *LOL*
Best wishes,
Roy
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