| The Mainstream Media gets it all wrong |
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| Written by Editor |
| Thursday, 19 May 2005 01:15 |
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‘The PC in your home could be part of a complex international terrorist network. Without you realising it, your computer could be helping to launder millions of pounds, attacking companies websites or cracking confidential government codes.’ Yes every security expert agrees that Bot networks are bad, yes they are used to send millions of spam emails for commercial gain and for phishing attacks, yes they are used for launching Denial of Service attacks which on occasion involve some form of extortion and they are used for staging attacks on other systems. But the piece misses the point, most Bot networks are controlled by kids, yes some are controlled by the traditional criminal element. We know you can argue that the kid who just hacked your PC to add it to a Bot network is a criminal and they are, but they are not the same as the criminal that pushes drugs to your children or goes to your local post office with a shotgun to rob it. But the claim that your PC is being used for terrorism when it becomes part of a Bot network is simply insane, well the word Id prefer to use here simply is not suitable for a wide audience. What scares me most about the article is that the information The Independent used came from someone within the security industry, someone who advises the US President. If this is the only advice he is getting then we are all in for immense trouble. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          |
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