广播听力:PC Security

In the wake of the recent hacks which have hit major networks in the United States, computer experts are now warning individuals to arm their computers with updated anti-virus software.

CRI's John Artman has more.

It used to be that we only had to worry about viruses and malware destroying our computer.

But more and more, black hat programmers want to keep our machines intact so they can use it for various nefarious purposes.

Kevin Johnson, a security consultant for SANS Institute and Secure Ideas, says that these days hackers want your PC for its information and also to use it as a platform to attack other computers.

"So if I want to attack you, I can take over those five computers from people who don't really know what's going on and then attack your organization. If you were to track it back it would look like those five people did the attack."

David Freer, Vice president of Norton Consumer Business for Asia Pacific and Japan, says that where it used to be for fame or notoriety, cybercriminals these days want money and to do that they target uNPRotected, individual consumers.

"It used to be for fame. How many machines can I bring down? Its now for fortune. And really, cybercriminals are exactly that. They're criminals looking to make money. Over 60, 70% of attacks we see are purely targeted at ma