Botnets: Reasons It's Getting Harder to Find and Fight Them
Botnets have long used a variety of configurations, in part to disguise their control mechanisms. But as user-friendly but insecure applications continue to become available -- especially social networking programs -- hackers have an ever growing number of security holes to choose from. They're also getting smarter about building resilient architectures, according to botnet hunters who have monitored recent activity. Here are four reasons the botnet fight is getting harder, and what to do about it:
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LINUXLinux isn't the answer...
I love it when people pout that Linux is the end all solution for malware. Wrrrong. IF Linux does become more popular- doubtful since M$ and Crapple knows how to market -They'll just target those machines. It's all about the market share.Secondly, Botnets wouldn't exist for the most part if people didn't steal os's and not have them patched, as well as not have any security on them. Go on and pout some more about how Linux doesn't need patches... wrong they do and have been. Why you think there are updates for it? Hell even Ubuntu has a update service much like M$ does.
Linux, OSX, Windows ... nothing is THE answer
As pointed out in the article, the main problem is people.Anything that becomes popular with the general population will be a target. The only way to stop all of this is ... to have a very simple OS, that stays the same version, no new features, is patched until there are zero holes and doesn't connect to anything. Welcome to 1950.
thin clients
99% of people use their computer for email and web. You don't need a full computer to do these tasks. Thin clients would solve a lot of problems. Small terminals that only do web, and you can't install software on without a firmware upgrade that you download from the manufacturer, and is digitally signed. Maybe even something like an Xbox360 with a mouse and keyboard. How many millions of those are in homes, yet there's no Xbox360 botnet... People need to give up this notion that they need "computers" when really they could everything they need with thin web terminals.sounds nice, not practical
Theres a reason that we dont see many webtv units anymore.We rely too much on PCs to do other tasks, and while using thin clients sounds great, its not practical for home use.
There may be a small market for this (folks that dont have a computer yet) but Nobody is going to buy an extra box just for web/email.
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