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Microsoft Attack Exposes Corporate Access Risks and Technology Issues

Oct 30, 2000 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

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The attack on Microsoft underscores that corporate networks are still widely vulnerable to hackers, security analysts say. Even as companies shore up security in some areas, new technologies--such as Web-based email and broadband DSL and cable Internet connections--create new vulnerabilities.. . . The attack on Microsoft underscores that corporate networks are still widely vulnerable to hackers, security analysts say. Even as companies shore up security in some areas, new technologies--such as Web-based email and broadband DSL and cable Internet connections--create new vulnerabilities.

Worse, the increased dependence on notebook-carting employees taking work home or on the road creates gaping holes through which even the most unsophisticated of hackers can bypass corporate security measures.

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