US software protection firm F-Secure says a computer worm known as “Conficker” or “Downadup” had infected more than nine million computers by Tuesday and was spreading at a rate of one million machines daily.
One of the things Conficker does is crack passwords using a brute force approach.
Of course if you’ve read this article and followed its advice, the chances of your passwords being cracked by a brute force attack (or pretty much any other attack technique for that matter) is slim to none.
But password cracking is not Conficker’s only trick — it’s dangerous in other ways too.
However computer users who have read and followed the advice in The Hacker’s Nightmare will, as usual, have no concerns.
Isn’t it time you accepted responsibility for your own online safety?
- How to Choose, Use and Recall Strong Passwords
- The Hacker’s Nightmare
- Seven Steps to a Clean PC
- Code Rings & Secret Handshakes: The Email Encryption Guide
