:SearchOpenSource: Rootkit Levels of Infection and Mitigation
SearchOpenSource: Rootkit Levels of Infection and Mitigation Dec 6, 2005, 07 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (7553 reads) (Other stories by Ed Tittel and Justin Korelc)
"Hackers don many disguises in order to sneak past IT security guards. The rootkit, one of the most effective disguises, not only masks the intruder, but covers his trail.
"The rootkit's origins are deeply rooted in early methods of 'backdooring' Unix-based workstations and servers. Current examples encompass a variety of functions and features that further improve upon existing methods (where they don't redefine them outright)..."
