Google – Scanning the Net for Holes (Part 2)
Continued from the previous post…………
There is also a facility that allows people to report attack sites that have either been pre-loaded with malware or exploits that can later be used for hacking attacks for whatsoever reason. The way Google searches also tends to expose the power of their bots that also gather data on the overall site statistics and other facts about a particular page where it finds the said information thus becoming a sort of data store for hackers to use. These hackers somehow managed to circumvent security measures in place, intercepting the data the bots gather and stores them in some remote area or hidden site on the web where hackers check regularly for the easiest sites to get into.
That is why keeping up to date with all your software, may it be your browser, operating system and most importantly, your anti-virus software and firewalls are imperative to maintain safe online. These tasks are mostly automated and they seldom require user intervention for they can be updated automatically, a feature developers began to implement to take out the human factor of the equatrion and thus limiting damage to those which are not configured for them.