Beware the drive-by attack. (October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simmonds, Mike
• Is Part Of: Computer fraud & security. Number 10(2016)
• Page Start: 19
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Subjects: Computer crimes -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 364.168
• DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(16)30083-5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-3723

Abstract

Abstract : In recent years, we have witnessed a new kind of security threat that all businesses need to be aware of – the cyber drive-by attack. It is a term that has evolved over time. In the early days of the web, most online access was through a modem and users were charged for the time they spent connected. Opportunists, looking for free online access would literally drive the streets of a town waiting for a wifi signal to become available. If it was insecure – and in those days it frequently was – that 'drive-by' or 'war driving' approach enabled the perpetrator to get onto the Internet for free.