Newest Threats to Cyber Security Difficult to Fight

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 16, 2008

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Computer Science Assistant Professor Jonathon Giffin says the greatest danger to Internet security today are bots and botnets, which have infiltrated up to 15 percent of all computers linked to the Internet. The worst part? It's difficult for individual computer users to protect themselves. Source: Minnesota Public Radio

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  • Created By: Louise Russo
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  • Created On: Feb 9, 2010 - 4:40pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:04pm