ZDNet AnchorDesk: Why AOL users are saying, "I've got spam!"

ZDNet AnchorDesk: Why AOL users are saying, "I've got spam!":
"The good news is that AOL apparently segregates its data across different servers. The data that Smathers allegedly stole did not include individual passwords or credit card numbers, for instance. According to the Wall Street Journal (registration required), Smathers may have obtained the lists by searching letter by letter across nearly 30 different servers.

However, as of this writing, AOL has not offered a site where AOL members can see if their e-mail address, telephone number, and zip code was sold, nor has the ISP offered any further assistance to those affected beyond a simple apology. That's unfortunate, since the stolen lists contain enough information for direct marketers to add customers to e-mail and telemarketing lists. Affected AOL members can expect to hear their phones ringing more and see their in-boxes a little fuller in the near future. "

In addition to rogue employees, companies are also under attack from virus-infected laptops connecting inside their networks and Trojan horses installed on individual workstations that give outsiders inside access. Using that yardstick, last summer's MSBlast worm also qualifies as an inside attack. By installing personal firewalls and antivirus software on each workstation and laptop (even home computers that connect to the corporate network via VPN), companies can eliminate these dangers. Still, even these measures won't stop a determined cracker who gains employment in a company as a janitor or a temp to snoop around for vulnerable points of access.…

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