Beware the drive-by attack
Mike Simmonds · Computer Fraud & Security · 2016
In recent years, we have witnessed a new kind of security threat that all businesses need to be aware of – the cyber drive-by attack. It is a term that has evolved over time. In the early days of the web, most online access was through a modem and users were charged for the time they spent connected. Opportunists, looking for free online access would literally drive the streets of a town waiting for a wifi signal to become available. If it was insecure – and in those days it frequently was – that ‘drive-by’ or ‘war driving’ approach enabled the perpetrator to get onto the Internet for free.