Drive by Hacking!
One of the latest hacking trends is called "Drive-by Hacking". Popular wireless Internet access points have now become a major target for hackers. Hackers simply take their laptop computers in their cars and drive through business parks or residential neighborhoods remotely scanning for open wireless networks. Millions of businesses and homes have implemented these wireless networksfor their convenience, and now hackers can simply pull up outside, up to 600 ft away, and gain access to the network, the Internet, and every computer on the network. This kind of hacking has become so popular, that you can even find public websites that sell maps to all the known "open" wireless networks around the globe.
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Comments (3)
Jennifer Underwood11
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Thank you ashish. And that is why I am so proud to have Invisus protecting me! All of my anti-virus, anti-spyware, patch management, security alerts, firewalls, updated many times daily....and a team of experts handling it all for me. What a simple online life I have!
ashish2
Computer users can prepare for a viral infection by creating backups of legitimate original software and data files regularly so that the computer system can be restored if necessary. Viral infection can be prevented by obtaining software from legitimate sources or by using a quarantined computer—that is, a computer not connected to any network—to test new software. Plus, users should regularly install operating system (OS) patches, software updates that mend the sort of flaws, or
Ghous Zaman4
tht is so true...this crime is now gwtting way out of hand...glad to know a group of ppl including you have started to act in some way.