SECURITY ALERT

We are all very dependent on technology to carry out our businesses, but there are lots of bad people out there that try to cause us failure - and without cause.  They don't know us.  They don't care about us.  They could care less how much disruption they cause.  They don't even care if they cost you time and money because of their mischievious and criminal behavior.

They are in it for them.  Pure and simple.  No regard for anyone else.

And that's just not right!

I try to stay up on what's happening out there in the internet world.  Who's doing what, who's going where, what's happening that can effect me.  And right now I'm not too darned pleased with the results!

"Security researchers are raising an alarm for a potent malware cocktail — backdoor Trojans and password stealers — being pushed to Windows users from about 55,000 hacked Web sites."

Yep!  55,000 (that's FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND) websites!!!!!

 

If you'd like to learn more, you can read the entire article here

So please, please, please be careful where you're surfing and what you click on.  I certainly don't want you to become a cyber casualty!

up in arms

Copyright 2009 - Carol Smith

Concept Builders, Inc.

Carol Smith, Sales Associate

Shamrock Valley

1913 Guinness Drive

Graham, NC 27253

Office:  336-228-7975

Cell:  919-418-6549

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8 Comments on UNDER ATTACK! The cybercriminal strikes again ... and again ... and .....

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Yikes!  Not cool at all.  Nature of the beast these days, I guess.

11:49am • #1
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Hi Carol... Holy Cow!  55,000!  Jason sure said a mouthful... "Yikes!"

I like the photo choice for this post... very appropriate!

1:26pm • #2
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Carol --- I agree with Jason & Steve --- 55,000 - Yikes.  Thanks for the tip and the reminders.

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3:06pm • #3
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Jason:  Are you familiar with a game called mumbly peg?  It's a game I'd love to play with a hacker!  Grrrr

Steve:  Glad you like the photo.  I thought a well armed soldier might be a deterrent for a ne'er do well.  :)

Liz:  You're welcome!  Just urge your agents to be careful what they click on!  Computers are wonderful, but they have created a whole new type of 'beast' (as Jason calls them) to prey on all of us.

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Carol, As you know my computer was knocked out all of a sudden...in the middle of a search for something.  I clicked on a website that came up on the side of Google and I know that's what infected it.  I believe those hackers are paying to be listed--something I hadn't thought of.  And yes, I will be calling for the information you gave me that I should have listened to! 

9:16pm • #5
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I try to be careful, but this is so out of hand. I worry about what the kids may click on while using the family desktop.  I guess we've been lucky so far, knock on wood!

4:13pm • #6
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Carole:  Those that think they are above the curve in intelligence will always find new ways to use their talents for bad purposes.  And that's a shame.  Just imagine if they took all that misdirected smarts and applied it to doing good things!  Holy cow!  The world would be such a better place.  Let me know how you make out on that info I gave you.  :)

Ann:  Sometimes I think the kids have much more sense than most adults about what not to click on.  LOL  After all, it's their world and technology is like breathing for them.

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Carol:  I got a Facebook virus yesterday.  Apparently it was the kind that went out and commented to other folks Facebook pages without my knowledge.  Makes me sick to think about.

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