COMPUTER SCIENTIST FORGES NEW LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST MALICIOUS TRAFFIC
November 05, 2007
November 05, 2007
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 5 -- The University of Wisconsin issued the following news release:
Paul Barford has watched malicious traffic on the Internet evolve from childish pranks to a billion-dollar "shadow industry" in the last decade, and his profession has largely been one step behind the bad guys.
Viruses, phishing scams, worms and spyware are only the beginning, he says.
"Some of the most worrisome threats today are things called 'botn . . .
Paul Barford has watched malicious traffic on the Internet evolve from childish pranks to a billion-dollar "shadow industry" in the last decade, and his profession has largely been one step behind the bad guys.
Viruses, phishing scams, worms and spyware are only the beginning, he says.
"Some of the most worrisome threats today are things called 'botn . . .