Network Security: An MPE/iX Overview

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GENERAL NETWORKING
• Specific types of Network attacks and solutions
– Worms
• Particular to networked computer systems
• Gains access to resources that point to other computers
• Replicates itself to multiple systems
• Rarely dangerous, mostly annoying
– Trojan Horses
• Code that imbeds itself into something useful
• Collects information and sends to known site on the network
• Also can allow external takeover of your system (Back Orifice)