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Thursday, December 14, 2006
Zero-day site publishes new zero-day threats Courtesy of http://www.GeerCom.com.
Geer Communications - your on-time technology writer!
Welcome!
The kinds of threats we're talking about include any of the vulnerabilities (holes) found in software that can be targets for attack by hackers or malware--viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, etc.
Within that realm, our specific discussion is about Zero-day threats--those that are published before the vendor has issued a patch for the hole, leaving people with no way to patch (plug) it.
EEye Digital Security has added a section to their site where some, not all, new zero-day threats are published so that people can be aware of them and take other measures, if any, such as not using said software or not using it in a certain vulnerable way.
Your odds of being hit with a zero-day threat are slim. However, being aware of them, adjusting your online or network behavior accordingly, using layered security protection, and having backup and recovery plans and measures in place will go a long way toward easing the pain should you experience such an attack first hand.
For more on security measures and layered protection, peruse the blog archives at http://www.geercom.com/blog/blog.html.
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
Geer Communications - your on-time technology writer!
Welcome!
The kinds of threats we're talking about include any of the vulnerabilities (holes) found in software that can be targets for attack by hackers or malware--viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, etc.
Within that realm, our specific discussion is about Zero-day threats--those that are published before the vendor has issued a patch for the hole, leaving people with no way to patch (plug) it.
EEye Digital Security has added a section to their site where some, not all, new zero-day threats are published so that people can be aware of them and take other measures, if any, such as not using said software or not using it in a certain vulnerable way.
Your odds of being hit with a zero-day threat are slim. However, being aware of them, adjusting your online or network behavior accordingly, using layered security protection, and having backup and recovery plans and measures in place will go a long way toward easing the pain should you experience such an attack first hand.
For more on security measures and layered protection, peruse the blog archives at http://www.geercom.com/blog/blog.html.
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
