Internet Security
by Roger Barnette
If you watch the news and read the warnings about all the Internet viruses out there, you may at times feel a little overwhelmed. I know I do, but I normally trust Norton Antivirus 2003 (or whatever year is happens to be) to alert me to the growing problems that may come. Then a good friend of mine gave me a link to the something called the Internet Storm Watch.
The Internet Storm Watch monitors viruses across the globe and the swelling or decreasing numbers of attacks, just like a regular weather report. I can't always follow the very detailed info on some of the attacks but the related articles are in English and usually tell how to cope with whatever the situation may call for. If you like the site, we all have my good friend Chris to thank for it.
Another really nice site for regular tracking of the details is one of the hubs of the US Federal defense of our national Internet system. I have occasionally subscribed to their newsletters when part of my responsibility has been to be aware of the latest server threats and they always kept me aware of the latest required patches for my operating systems. If that is your cup of tea, please sign up and they will keep you up-to-date.
Internet Storm Center
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center
(2003-10-28) Return to Archives
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