It could turn on turbines in power plants, or influence the machines that turned uranium into fuel or switch off oil pipelines. Stuxnet was the most advanced code at that time. This digital worm could be found in the data banks of Power Plants, Traffic Control Systems and factories, and targeted the machines used to run these sites. Stuxnet is the first cyberattack to cause physical damage in the real world and impact international relationships. On that basis, here are some of the worst computer viruses in the last 10 years. Nothing is sacred ground, and there is a way to hack or attack any system. The Sony Playstation Hack comes to mind, or the recent Logan Youtube Chanel-Wanna Be Friends that Google is experiencing. There are also the cases where the system is shut down to fix or remake it from the ground up.
#MALWARE YEARS USED RUNONLY FOR FIVE FULL#
Sometimes the code is so complex that full functions of a web-based service are cut out until the problem is resolved. Malicious programs usually cast a very wide net in the hopes of catching unsuspecting users. Just remember, if you get infected, it is 99% your fault. Sometimes we can’t remember the encryption key, other times we lock ourselves out of the device because we set the antivirus to some insane level of protection and now it has a mind of its own.
Most of the times we forget our passwords or what we did in the first place.
#MALWARE YEARS USED RUNONLY FOR FIVE UPDATE#
Sometimes a new virus pops up in the morning, just to be another footnote in an update of an antiviral program around noon.Ĭompanies learned to protect themselves and their products from cyber-attacks, they adapted and they are constantly striving to never have another SONY incident, although, we all know it’s inevitable. The good news is that stuff moves so fast, that sometimes they don’t get to infect your machine. The bad news is that malicious code will be created as soon as new defenses are devised. You get some sort of defense against computer viruses, trojans, crypto lockers, and other threats right out of the box. Usually, OS manufacturers try to defend their users the best they can from malicious attacks. Protecting your computer is no easy task. Just stay away from computer viruses and don’t pray for herd immunity. Don’t click on random links, use common sense when surfing the net, try to wash your cookies from time to time, flush your DNS.
If you want to stay safe, you can do it all by yourself. I’m not going to preach about the benefits of anti-virus software.
0 kommentar(er)
