How To Stop Hackers Dead In Their Tracks
Poor Patching Is The #1 Security Threat For Business PCs
According to Symantec’s 2009 security review, the biggest single threat to computer security is a user’s failure to apply new security patches when they become available. A “patch” is simply a software fix to a known security bug in a software program. Once a vulnerability is discovered, software vendors scramble to develop a patch to prevent hackers from using this to access PCs – but their release of a patch is also a “go” sign for hackers who them scramble to write viruses designed to exploit PC users who haven’t gotten around to patching or updating their system.
As you might expect, online criminal opportunism is at an all-time high. One well-written virus can spread and attack millions of PCs in minutes, giving these cyber criminals access and control over your PC – often without YOU ever realizing it until it’s too late. And since most of us are storing and using our PCs for banking, making purchases, and storing other sensitive information, it’s a fast-track break in that’s irresistible.
The Two Most Common Applications Attacked
Surprisingly, PDF-based download exploits rose to account for 49 percent of online attacks. Internet Explorer was the second most attacked application, accounting for 18 percent of web-based attacks. Incredibly, the Internet Explorer vulnerability in question is the Microsoft Internet Explorer ADODB.Stream Object File Installation Weakness that first came to the world’s attention in August 2003, and was patched the following July – and that means that a whole lot of people AREN’T patching their computer regularly.
Your PC Isn’t A Toaster
The main reason systems get attacked is because too many people treat their computer like an appliance: they turn it on and conduct ZERO maintenance. While it’s important for everyone to keep their network secure, it goes double for you as a business owner because the costs of restoring a compromised network escalate quickly when compounded with corrupt data, downtime and possibly the embarrassment of notifying your clients their information was compromised by a hacker under YOUR watch. If you are currently a <> customer, you have nothing to worry about. But if you’re NOT on this plan and you don’t have someone updating your firewall and security settings DAILY, it’s only a matter of time before your system gets compromised.
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