Or am I alone?
The internet really needs a total redesign. I mean completely new technology. No longer using the vulerability prone HTML, SQL, JavaScript, etc. that make things so dangerous for the rest of us. I realize that this feat would be very nearly impossible to pull off. The cost would astronomical; the potential for data loss incalculable. But it needs doing. We need another internet revolution.
People are now able to steal information and install malware using legitimate websites. All they need is a browser. Sound like a security risk? It is. Millions of web pages are now known to install malware on your computer using this method. No matter what OS you use, you will doubtless be hit by it eventually. It will keep growing, as this attach is nearly untraceable and can be launched from any computer with an internet connection. If the majority of Windows users migrate to Linux and Mac OS to avoid the attacks, the hackers will just put different malware on the sites that runs on Linux and Mac computers. There are already many like that (although Linux/Mac malware can do very little damage, and can usually be removed relatively easily).
I am not alone in this concern. Or am I? I just hope that slashdot, cnet, and google can avoid this attack (those are the only sites I really use besides wordpress).
View Original Article: Skeleton key unlocks Microsoft SQL servers in latest Web attack | Defense in Depth – computer security, hacking, crime, viruses – CNET News.com
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