Attacks on webpages have increased dramatically over the past few months. According to security firm Sophos, 15,000 pages on average were attacked daily between January and March (about every 5 seconds); this contrasts to the 2007 average of 6,000. Here is something even more alarming:
About 79 percent of compromised Web pages tracked this year belong to legitimate Web sites, Sophos reported. The company noted that the Web sites of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and even security vendors, have fallen prey to malware attacks.
They're getting closer and closer to our personal data. I hope this serves as a wake-up call to those corporations and the government. Of course, it won't. Labels: crime, technology
Korea - Land of the Morning Calm. That is where I am currently living as an "Englishee teacher." As I go about my life, I'm sure that I will encounter a few interesting things, and I might try to be a little adventurous. Stop by often for some non-stop Korean taekwondo-style action. Whatever you do, please don't have the fan running while reading this - 
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