Vint Cerf: one quarter of all computers part of a botnet
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| The World Economic Forum takes place this week in Davos, Switzerland,
| and leaders around the world gather to discuss issues like the Iraq
| war, global climate change, and globalization--along with the
| incredible prevalence of botnets.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070125-8707.html
I couldn't find the news item which reports Microsoft's ludicrous figures,
but I vividly recall that article, which used figures collected from Live
OneCare's beta.
Related:
75% of Chinese PCs hit by viruses
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| The People's Daily said a government department estimated 75% of computers
| in China were the target of viruses between May 2005 to May 2006.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33667
Do 1.28 Million computers have a Rootkit?
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| So assuming like for like, the Microsoft figure of 256,000 unique
| computers with rootkits could mean, taking Symantec results into
| account, Microsoft have only found 20% of the actual number of
| computers with rootkit. Thats a staggering 1,280,000 (1.28 Million)
| computers infected with rootkits.
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http://www.antirootkit.com/blog/2006/11/04/do-128-million-computers-have-a-rootkit/
Malware wars: Are hackers on top?
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| The money made from malware is eclipsing the revenue of anti-virus
| vendors, a leading net security vendor claims. Raimund Genes, CTO of
| anti-malware at Trend Micro, cites FBI figures that IT security
| problems cost the economy $62bn last year against IDC estimates
| that the anti-malware market was worth $26bn in 2005.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/05/malware_trends/
Study: Billions of dollars spent on security
,----[ Quote ]
| Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end
| of this year, representing 7.3 percent of total IT budgets in the
| country, according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group.
`----
http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6135989.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
US lost $8 billion to computer crime
,----[ Quote ]
| Consumer reports' latest "State of the Net" survey has revealed that
| US punters lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to
| viruses, spyware and con tricks.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33554
If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP
,----[ Quote ]
| You can think of Windows XP as a house with a second floor built of
| spackle, wood filler and duct tape.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300510.html?nav=rss_technology
Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer
Why Windows is a security nightmare.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/21/1085120110704.html
The Structural Failures of Windows
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=15305
Security Report: Windows vs Linux
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| Finally, we also include a brief overview of relevant conceptual
| differences between Windows and Linux, to offer an insight into why
| Windows tends to be more vulnerable to attacks at both server and desktop,
| and why Linux is inherently more secure
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/
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List of candidate Microsoft astroturfers (directly or indirectly paid by
Microsoft to post in this newsgroup):
Larry Qualig (former Microsoft employee)
Scott Nudds (AKA Vistaking)
Erik Funkenbusch (formerly an anti-OS/2 astroturfer)
flatfish+++
Damian O'Leary (AKA Hadron Quark)
Nedd Ludd
Tim Smith
OK
DFS
Lintard
Terry
Ana Thema
Take everything posted by the individuals above with grain of salt.
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