Data Doctors Radio Program
How YOU may be responsible for Cyber attacks
This week's Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Twitter was surprising to many, but the most surprising part is that you may have been a part of the attack without even knowing it!
Why Twitter? Who did this? What was the motivation?
DDoS attacks are actually launched by a single person behind a single machine that just happens to be able to remotely control thousands of infected computers (called a botnet) around the Internet.
How do you become part of these silent networks? How can you tell if you are currently infected by a botnet agent? How can you avoid them altogether?
Listen in as the Data Doctors discuss the past, present & future of cyber attacks and the role you play!
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Original Air Date: Aug 8, 2009
This Week's Links
- Twitter crippled by denial-of-service attack
- Facebook, Twitter attack tied to Russia-Georgia conflict
- Hackers Take Down the Most Wired Country in Europe
- Top 10 Cyber Attacks of All Time
- North Korean Cyber Attack Shows Danger of Cyber War
- (Video) Protect Your PC From 'Botnets'
- (Video) BBC shows how botnets spread spam
- How to avoid becoming part of a botnet
- Twitter's Down and It's All Your Fault
- ***Special Guest - Chris Pirillo to talk about Gnomedex
- ***Taylor's segment on Microsoft's Project Natal
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