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investigation by the BBC about computer security on the internet

Oracle · 2006-10-25 18:44:47

Interesting investigation by the BBC about computer security on the internet, including the results of their "honeypot" experiment, there's two parts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5414502.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6035455.stm ...with the clearest diagram I've seen of how computers are used in…

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Interesting investigation by the BBC about computer security on the internet, including the results of their "honeypot" experiment, there's two parts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5414502.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6035455.stm

...with the clearest diagram I've seen of how computers are used in attacks here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/629/629/6033279.stm

A short video about the investigation is here (Windows Streaming Media format): http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news/video/60000/nb/60567_16x9_nb.asx

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#2 26-10-2006 07:21PM

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Kudos were almost due to the BBC for using the term 'blackhat' in their little diagram, rather than vaguely blaming criminal activities on hackers in general - until I spotted the title of 'Trapping hackers in the honeypot'.

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