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Moshe Goldfarb
On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:12:22 GMT, 7 wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> New banking code cracks down on out-of-date software
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The banking industry has re-affirmed a policy that makes online banking
>>| customers responsible for losses if they have out of date anti-virus or
>>| anti-phishing protection. New Banking Codes for consumers and businesses
>>| took effect on Monday.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/banking_code_2008/
>
>
> Thats exactly what I raised as a concern for an online
> shopping cart facility.
> Banks and credit card companies are now blaming and billing
> their customers (companies with webshites) for any loss.
>
> The problem does not go away until micoshaft products are
> removed from the network. And if that means removing staff
> who haven't made the switch to Linux, then I'm afraid they too have to
> be fenced off from the internet.
>
>
>
>
>> With unpatched vulnerabilities and AV software becoming ineffective, what
>> will this mean? Some people will switch to Linux or buy Macs. See the
>> reference below about Linux Live CDs for banking.
>>
>> This is also good news because rather than sharing the burden (cost of
>> damage) people will suffer from their own choice of shoddy software.
>>
>>
>> Recent:
>>
>> Bots rule in cyberspace
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
>>| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam,
>>| viruses and to mine for sensitive personal data.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17
> bots-rule-cyberspace
>> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news
> computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> In zombies we trust
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| A little over a year ago, I wrote an editorial where in
>>| back-of-the-envelope style (.pdf) I estimated that perhaps 15-30% of all
>>| privately owned computers were no longer under the sole control of their
>>| owner. In the intervening months, I received a certain amount of hate
>>| mail but in those intervening months Vint Cert guessed 20-40%, Microsoft
>>| said 2/3rds, and IDC suggested 3/4ths. It is thus a conservative risk
>>| position to assume that any random counterparty stands a fair chance of
>>| being already compromised.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=661
>>
>>
>> Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Banking isn't the be-all and end-all: there's many other reasons you'd
>>| want a secure system, separate from what's on the hard disk, besides
>>| Internet banking. Traveller's can't necessarily trust the integrity of
>>| a computer in an Internet cafe.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13292/53/
>>
>>
>> Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
>>| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
>>|
>>| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very
>>| concerned" about the growth in "phishing".
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
So says Roy Schestowitz whose Linux server at www.schestowitz.com was
hacked and owned a couple of weeks ago.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> New banking code cracks down on out-of-date software
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The banking industry has re-affirmed a policy that makes online banking
>>| customers responsible for losses if they have out of date anti-virus or
>>| anti-phishing protection. New Banking Codes for consumers and businesses
>>| took effect on Monday.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/04/banking_code_2008/
>
>
> Thats exactly what I raised as a concern for an online
> shopping cart facility.
> Banks and credit card companies are now blaming and billing
> their customers (companies with webshites) for any loss.
>
> The problem does not go away until micoshaft products are
> removed from the network. And if that means removing staff
> who haven't made the switch to Linux, then I'm afraid they too have to
> be fenced off from the internet.
>
>
>
>
>> With unpatched vulnerabilities and AV software becoming ineffective, what
>> will this mean? Some people will switch to Linux or buy Macs. See the
>> reference below about Linux Live CDs for banking.
>>
>> This is also good news because rather than sharing the burden (cost of
>> damage) people will suffer from their own choice of shoddy software.
>>
>>
>> Recent:
>>
>> Bots rule in cyberspace
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
>>| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam,
>>| viruses and to mine for sensitive personal data.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17
> bots-rule-cyberspace
>> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news
> computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> In zombies we trust
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| A little over a year ago, I wrote an editorial where in
>>| back-of-the-envelope style (.pdf) I estimated that perhaps 15-30% of all
>>| privately owned computers were no longer under the sole control of their
>>| owner. In the intervening months, I received a certain amount of hate
>>| mail but in those intervening months Vint Cert guessed 20-40%, Microsoft
>>| said 2/3rds, and IDC suggested 3/4ths. It is thus a conservative risk
>>| position to assume that any random counterparty stands a fair chance of
>>| being already compromised.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=661
>>
>>
>> Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Banking isn't the be-all and end-all: there's many other reasons you'd
>>| want a secure system, separate from what's on the hard disk, besides
>>| Internet banking. Traveller's can't necessarily trust the integrity of
>>| a computer in an Internet cafe.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13292/53/
>>
>>
>> Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
>>| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
>>|
>>| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very
>>| concerned" about the growth in "phishing".
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
So says Roy Schestowitz whose Linux server at www.schestowitz.com was
hacked and owned a couple of weeks ago.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
