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Threats to
Computer Security |
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As information technology has rapidly developed
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aspect of human existence, the number of crimes
aimed at breaching information |
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security has grown. |
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Cyber criminals have displayed great interest in
the activity of state structures and |
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commercial enterprises. They make attempts at
theft and disclosure of confidential |
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information, doing damage to business reputations,
breaching business continuity, |
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and consequently breach an organization's
information resources. These acts can |
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do extensive damage to assets, both tangible and
intangible. |
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It is not big companies alone who are at risk.
Individual users can also be attacked. |
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Using various tools, criminals gain access to
personal data (bank account and credit |
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card numbers and passwords), cause your system to
malfunction, or gain complete |
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access to your computer. Then that computer can be
used as part of a zombie |
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network, a network of infected computers used by
hackers to attack servers, send |
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out spam, harvest confidential information, and
spread new viruses and Trojans. |
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In today's world, everyone acknowledges that
information is a valuable asset and |
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should be protected. At the same time, information
must be accessible for a certain |
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user group (for instance, employees, clients and
partners of a business). This is |
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why there is a need to create a comprehensive
information security system. |
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Today, malicious programs propagate so quickly
that antivirus companies have to |
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release updates as quickly as possible to minimize
the amount of time that users |
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will potentially be at risk. Unfortunately, many
antivirus companies are unable to do |
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this - users often receive updates once they are
already infected. |
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USB flash drive is widely used for storing and
transmitting information. It is also an |
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important transmission route of threats. However,
few antivirus products can |
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provide 100% protection against any threats via
USB drive, especially for offline |
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computer that is not connected to Internet. This
is why there is a need to develop |
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a security system to protect computers against any
threats via USB drive. |
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Fortunately, USB Virus Scan provides a best
solution to solve the problem. |
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