Rabu, 05 November 2008

Tracking down hi-tech crime

Graphic of the BBC honeypot and what might have happened to it.








How the trap was sprung



If every hour a burglar turned up at your house and rattled the locks on the doors and windows to see if he could get in, you might consider moving to a safer neighbourhood.


And while that may not be happening to your home, it probably is happening to any PC you connect to the net.


An investigation by the BBC News website has established the scale of the dangers facing the average net user.


Using a computer acting as a so-called "honeypot" the BBC has been regularly logging how many potential net-borne attacks hit the average Windows PC every day.

Tracking down hi-tech crime

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