tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583652.post5986251563942505600..comments2023-10-16T01:22:48.277-07:00Comments on Checks and Balances Org.: WHO'S BEHIND CRIMINAL BOT NETWORKS?Anthony T. Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13225130211926751357noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583652.post-69841283197174909612007-04-11T03:54:00.000-07:002007-04-11T03:54:00.000-07:00As a follow up to end-users being more proactive i...As a follow up to end-users being more proactive it also requires end users to become "smarter". Stop giving out your passwords, credit cards, etc... EVERYONE should know at this point to NEVER give out credit card information, passwords, etc... to ANYONE on the internet that asks for it.Joseph R. Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760540685334538728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583652.post-74284186858179342612007-04-11T03:52:00.000-07:002007-04-11T03:52:00.000-07:00Because as soon as Norton fixes Problem A the "cra...Because as soon as Norton fixes Problem A the "crackers"/"hackers" find Problem B.<BR/><BR/>Another example, Just look at the Microsoft Patches -- they latest come out yesterday. Norton/McAfee fix it as soon as possible but how many people renew their virus definitions after the expiration (not many). How many actually get the updates released by Microsoft in a timely basis (not many). Part of the resolution to this problem is end users taking a bit more proactive approach with computer systems. It's not enough anymore to say "I don't understand -- let the IT person worry about it"<BR/><BR/>It's the Wild Wild West out there...Joseph R. Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760540685334538728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583652.post-67809371644715799952007-04-10T20:17:00.000-07:002007-04-10T20:17:00.000-07:00From reading this article I see that a criminal sp...From reading this article I see that a criminal spammer actually shut down a legit anti-spam business. Thats crazy, akin to organized crime on the internet operating in the open. Isn't thier a profit to be made here by Anti Spam companies? Whats the use in consumers spending $50 bucks a year on software like Norton if they are not able to protect their PC's?Anthony T. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225130211926751357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583652.post-85272443219588592202007-04-10T18:29:00.000-07:002007-04-10T18:29:00.000-07:00Wish it was easier but tracking Joe Schmoe out of ...Wish it was easier but tracking Joe Schmoe out of Russia isn't that easy.Joseph R. Gruberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760540685334538728noreply@blogger.com