HACKERS WIDEN SCOPE.
The article reports that computer hackers are actively seeking vulnerabilities in popular programs beyond Microsoft Windows. Weaknesses are being found in Web browsers, anti-virus programs, word processors, spreadsheets, and Apple's popular iTunes music distribution software. The rise in computer ha...
| Publicado en: | Communications of the ACM Vol. 49; no. 9; p. 9 |
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Association for Computing Machinery
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=22043612&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 22043612 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00010782 ACM jtl: Communications of the ACM issn: 00010782 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2006 vid: 49 iid: 9 pid: 68 pub: Association for Computing Machinery artinfo: ui: 22043612 ppf: 9 ppct: 0 formats: tig: atl: HACKERS WIDEN SCOPE. aug: su: Computer hackers Data protection Computer crimes Computer security Apple Inc. Viruses sug: subj: Computer hackers Data protection Computer crimes Computer security Apple Inc. Viruses ab: The article reports that computer hackers are actively seeking vulnerabilities in popular programs beyond Microsoft Windows. Weaknesses are being found in Web browsers, anti-virus programs, word processors, spreadsheets, and Apple's popular iTunes music distribution software. The rise in computer hacking is coming as profit opportunities expand, illustrated by a Russian-built program called WebAttacker that takes control of computers after they are exposed to the virus on an infected Internet site. pubtype: Periodical doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2006 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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