An Internet of Criminals – A Look Behind the Scenes (Part 1)

Written on March 29, 2009 by Jerson

The world of cyber-crime has grown so much in these past few years due to the explosion of growth with respect to the number of internet users the world over. It has not only expanded on the side of normal people but on the side of cyber-criminals who now operate on their own networks, spanning the globe and ready to spread their products, malicious code that first scans the globe for weak points in the security net that we all put up to somewhat give us a sense of security from the ever-growing threat which is actually futile to some extent.
This was admitted by a renowned security expert who worked for one of the biggest security firms the world over for a new infection tends to be a game of cat-and-mouse that begins when a new threat is detected. The game begins with experts dissecting the captured malicious program and then they race to create a cure, much like the race to come up with a vaccine for the quickly spreading “swine-flu” virus that caught the human race off-guard. Once the malicious code is understood, a cure is issued and is swiftly sent out to allow the installed security software to cope with the infection. By this time, the infection has already spread and the cure is not to reverse any damage already done but to halt the spread and prevent infection of still un-hit computers.