Study: Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes
This link shares the need to have Windows 2000 or XP PCs patched fully prior to connecting them to the Internet. Blaster, Sasser, and other worms are still circulating and randomly selecting IP addresses, which on average it will find in about 20 minutes.
Study: Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes
Don't connect that new PC to the Internet before taking security precautions, researchers at the Internet Storm Center warned Tuesday.
According to the researchers, an unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about 20 minutes before it's compromised by malware, on average. That figure is down from around 40 minutes, the group's estimate in 2003.
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