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internetnews.com: Bots, Google Hacks: The Internet ‘Storms’

By Sean Michael Kerner

“Windows, Linux or Mac–does operating system or platform matter
to hackers? Not necessarily, according to research from Fortify
Software, an application security provider.

“In a new report, the firm said hackers aren’t necessarily
targeting operating systems but rather applications themselves, a
scenario that Fortify describes as bot ‘storms’ in which
applications are targeted…”

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