Security for Internet Users Deemed Weak
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WASHINGTON Oct 25, 2004 - Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers.
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A bank that guarantees its online users safety and security has direct evidence that its Web-based banking system is not bullet-proof. Should that bank tells its users?
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Traditional antivirus technology may be too slow to protect users, researchers say.
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Businesses have more to worry about with end-user abuse and security lapses, research suggests.
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Most computer users believe they are  safe from online threats even as their machines fall victim to  viruses and spyware, according to a survey released on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- Home Internet users are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers, which found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software, and spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
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Lousy code, PHP and shell script attacks and search engine hacking tools lead to vulnerabilities, study says.
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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 They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.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 service is intended to help users and system administrators block sites that might be dangerous or undesirable, as well as helping users find their way around the Internet.
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Researchers find that net users are not as secure as they think. Among surveyed adults who believed they were safe from online threats, most had spyware running on their home computers and few had firewall protection.
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AOL's new 9.0 Security Edition seems intended to burnish the online service's reputation as the crossing guard of the Internet, but that's a goal that this release can't quite achieve. -Rob Pegoraro
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Researchers in the U.S. say they've shown how a network designed to make it harder to trace Internet surfers could be compromised.
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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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Internet-based assaults continue to be a major concern, according to a new report from security software maker Symantec. The time from discovery of a vulnerability to attacks exploiting that vulnerability is shrinking.
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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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Vulnerability, rated as highly critical, could enable an attacker to compromise a user's machine.
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Think you're safe from Internet fraud? Think again.