Mark Holtz
07-20-05, 05:55 PM
From CNET News.com:
[b]ISPs versus the zombies[b/]
Internet service providers face mounting pressure to keep their networks free of pests--not only for the benefit of their customers, but also for the good of the Internet in general.
In the next few months, ISPs in the United States will begin receiving reports on the zombies, or PCs open to control by hackers, that lurk on their networks. The data will be sent out by the Federal Trade Commission, which said in May that zombies have become such a serious problem that more industry action is required.
FULL ARTICLE HERE (http://news.com.com/ISPs+versus+the+zombies/2100-7349_3-5793719.html?tag=st.pop)
[b]ISPs versus the zombies[b/]
Internet service providers face mounting pressure to keep their networks free of pests--not only for the benefit of their customers, but also for the good of the Internet in general.
In the next few months, ISPs in the United States will begin receiving reports on the zombies, or PCs open to control by hackers, that lurk on their networks. The data will be sent out by the Federal Trade Commission, which said in May that zombies have become such a serious problem that more industry action is required.
FULL ARTICLE HERE (http://news.com.com/ISPs+versus+the+zombies/2100-7349_3-5793719.html?tag=st.pop)