Security for Internet Users Deemed Weak
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Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
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The average unpatched Windows PC lasts less than 20 minutes on the Internet before it&#39;s compromised, according to data from the Internet Storm Center.
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Images posted in news groups may install remote control software on vulnerable PCs.
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People have long been the weakest link when it comes to protecting computers. The same applies to mobile phones, a security expert says.
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By Miguel Helft  Millions of people enjoy free Web-based software programs, but they have a drawback in that they are available to users only when they are online.
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A new Internet security analysis finds that computer vulnerabilities decreased last year for perhaps the first time, though the researchers behind the report caution that there has been no improvement in Web safety.
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Vulnerabilities in technology widely used for network authentication leave computers open to attack.
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Businesses have more to worry about with end-user abuse and security lapses, research suggests.
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A researcher says the techniques to stay anonymous online can be thwarted through flaws in the systems.
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Secure shopping websites have made it much more attractive for consumers to spend billions of pounds on the web.   But many shoppers are ignoring basic internet security procedures, opening themselves up to online fraud.
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The SANS Institute has issued its latest list of the 20 most critical Internet security vulnerabilties. Web servers top the list for Windows-based systems and fall second on the list of Unix and Linux systems.
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The average "survival time" is not even long enough to download patches that would protect a computer from Net threats.
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Vulnerability, rated as highly critical, could enable an attacker to compromise a user's machine.
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Feature-rich "smart phones" are proving to be nearly as dumb as personal computers when it comes to fending off viruses, hackers and other security headaches familiar to Internet users.
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The facts of web servers don't necessarily match the myths when it comes to security.
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Microsoft believes that any hacker looking to exploit this issue would have to rely on considerable help from users. The company said an attacker would need to first entice the user to visit a specific Web site and then entice them to drag ...
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Companies, governments, and individuals are increasingly vulnerable to Internet attacks by terrorists and hackers.