New Technology : This Is How They Hack You: The Murky World of Exploit Kits

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If you pay attention to computer security news, you’ve probably heard exploit kits mentioned; “exploit kit infects millions,” “exploit kit used to defraud browsers,” “Adobe Flash zero-day spotted in exploit kit” . . . there are many more. But what is an exploit kit? Where do they come from? And how can they be stopped? The Basics of Exploit Kits Put simply, exploit kits are pieces of software that run on servers and look for vulnerabilities on the computers of people who visit the server. They’re designed to detect holes in the security of browsers, as well as plugins like...

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