Computer Virus: 20 Years Look Back

This updated guide examines Computer Virus: 20 Years Look Back and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

SAFETY INFORMATION 2006 WHAT IS NEW?

In early 2006, the annual international conference on information security (ATTT) was organized by IBC - a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association - at Bangkok (Thai Land). Mr. Vu Quoc Thanh, director of Misoft company, the first Vietnamese to attend this conference, said: The 2006 ATTT conference forecasted the main risks this year. That is: 1. Mail bombs and malicious mail (related to email) 2. Spyware 3. Attack phishing and pharming 4. Hackers attack Google users 5. Risk of using peer applications 6. The risk of wireless local area network 7. Quick message (spam IM) 8. Attack of viruses and computer worms 9. The risk of mobile devices. Many speakers emphasized on two types of particularly dangerous attacks: Botnet and Zero-day-attack. A botnet is a network of many computers infected with "bot" (shortened from the robot), which is a piece of code capable of hiding itself in a computer and executing remote commands. Sometimes, after infection, it stays in the system for several years waiting for the opportunity to function, so it is difficult to detect. Zero-day-attack only attacks can appear on the same day of announcing new weaknesses (usually with the corresponding patch but sometimes not enough). The likelihood of success of these attacks is very high because even when the new patch is published, not everyone can "patch" on the first day. Since the new weakness, in 6 days the "crook" researched the attack code, and the manufacturer must after 54 days to release the patch. In terms of ATT services, it is said that the trend of outsourcing network security management services, especially those that require high network security and require fast response (like financial institutions goods and government). PV implementation

Truong Minh Nhat Quang