Are You Helping Cyber Attackers?

You may be helping cyber attackers and not even know it. In a recent cyber attack that originated in China, users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer were used to attack both Google and Adobe Systems. The method of attack used a vulnerability in Internet Explorer to take control of the system and mount the attack. For more information on this story, see the eWeek.com article, Exploit Code from Google Attack Goes Public on Web.
There are a few ways to keep from being a partner to cyber attackers. One would be to keep your software updated. Microsoft issued a security update to patch this Internet Explorer so it would not have this vulnerability. Use your Microsoft Updates option to get this update and others to keep your computer safe. This is one of the best ways when you have only a single computer connecting to the Internet.
For business networks, another way is to have a firewall that prevents viruses from attacking computers on the network. It also looks for suspicious activity that would indicate a computer is participating in a cyber attack. If you are interested in a firewall with these capabilities, call me.