New cloaked-code threat to security

[randy48]

A new technique for disguising programs aimed at cracking corporate networks could raise the stakes in the heated battle between hackers and security experts.
During a seminar last week at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, a hacker named "K2" revealed a program he created that can camouflage the tiny programs that hackers generally use to crack through system security.

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http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5080532,00.html?chkpt=zdnn040301

[BBA]

Just goes to show that Internet crime is as likely as getting mugged walking down the street.

Some are lucky, some are not.

My advice is to not keep anything on a networked computer connected to the internet unless you can afford to loose it.

[Donkey]

It said the K2 didn't want to be named as he was also a security consultant. sound like he is just making work for himself!!

[club_med]

Its not surprising, if you know all about the weaknesses of a system then you should have any trouble writing such software.

cm.