Oi Gang, 

An interesting article below. Are we at all exposed re our USB or NDIS drivers? 

http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/no-let-security-front-2011/2011-01-21 


Snippet: 


Over in China, researchers from Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) have sounded the 
warning on new malware that intercepts and inspects network traffic in order to 
stymie the operation of cloud-based antivirus tools . While disabling the 
operation of antivirus applications is hardly new, the use of an NDIS driver in 
this case to monitor and modify data packets at the network level is 
surprisingly sophisticated. 

Read more: No let up on the security front in 2011 - FierceCIO:TechWatch 
http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/no-let-security-front-2011/2011-01-21#ixzz1BhZjoebp
 
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