MIDTERM QUESTION #3

Internet if properly maximized can be used as a medium to the advantage of the company. However, risks and threats are there. Thus, research the following:

Question:
1. Identify the possible risk and threats (eg. virus) that can potentially attack a company with internet connection.

- Virus
- Hackers
- spam
- phishing
- spyware
- adware

2. Case Research and Analysis

Question:
2.1 Identify one company that had experienced an attacked from the internet.

Answer:
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Question:
2.2 Describe the attack.

Answer:
- The new virus, named Zindos, piggybacks on the success of the recent MyDoom.O virus. Zindos compromises computers infected with the earlier virus and is programmed to visit the Microsoft home page every 50 milliseconds.
- Zindos is spread from infected computer to infected computer, via a "back-door" in the MyDoom.O virus. That opening allows Zindos to bypass other virus protections and infect a computer. It then uses the comprised machine to attack the Microsoft site and search for other computers to infect.
- The virus affects Windows systems but not computers running the Linux or Apple operating systems.

Question:
2.3 Identify the damages done and the solutions adopted to reverse the damages and to protect the company from future threats.

Answer:
- So far, the Microsoft web site appears to be unaffected by the attack. In a statement released on Wednesday, Microsoft said it had "taken steps" to ensure its Web site remains online.
- Computers users who suspect they might have a compromised machine can download a free removal tool from Symantec's web site.

References;

http://www.newsnet5.com/technology/3591836/detail.html