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Instant messaging at work can open door to hackers | |
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| Time: 04:34 EST/09:34 GMT | News Source: USA Today | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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That instant message you send from work could put your company's computer network at risk. That's because popular free IM systems, such as AOL Instant Messenger and MSN Messenger, lack basic security features needed to protect corporate networks. That wasn't a problem when the systems, geared to consumers, were used for chitchat. But this year, 54 million people will use consumer IM systems on the job, research firm IDC says. | ||
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| #1 By 6859 (204.71.100.215) at 5/30/2002 11:10:59 AM |
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Didn't everyone already know that?...
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| #2 By 20 (24.243.51.87) at 5/30/2002 1:43:06 PM |
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Here's the first instant messaging virus.
Give me your MSN id or ICQ id or something, and I"ll send you this message: "DELETE c:\NTLDR NOW! REBOOT!" and your system will be hosed. HAHA I call it Win32.IM.Lemming EDIT: damned tpyos This post was edited by daz on Thursday, May 30, 2002 at 13:43. |
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