Study: Unpatched PCs Compromised in 20 Minutes

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Don't connect that new PC to the Internet before taking security precautions, researchers at the Internet Storm Center warned Tuesday.
According to the researchers, an unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about 20 minutes before it's compromised by malware, on average. That figure is down from around 40 minutes, the group's estimate in 2003. The Internet Storm Center, which is part of the SANS Institute, calculated the 20-minute "survival time" by listening on vacant Internet Protocol addresses and timing the frequency of reports received there.
Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    This reminds of when customers would call in at the old ISP I worked at. "I just got a brand new Dell, not 20 minutes ago. I connected to the internet, and now I get some sort of countdown and it just shuts down." They would be in tears sometimes. Poor bastards.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    SP2 ...wrap your stump before you hump! :thumbsup:;D
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited August 2004
    csimon wrote:
    SP2 ...wrap your stump before you hump! :thumbsup:;D
    ;D
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