At present moment holes in software support, including the protective ones, are popular among hackers.

If year ago hackers used vulnerabilities in operational systems for penetration into computers of their victims, now they are keen on weak spots of software support. This conclusion was made by American organization SANS Institute, which conducted investigations together with British and Canadian law machinery organs. Experts say that change of hacker`s tactics has been caused by detailed approach of engineers to security of operational system. 20 program products, which were attacked by hackers the most, were determined during investigation. They are Internet Explorer, Office and Outlook Express produced by Microsoft, several applications of Mac OS X and various protective softwares.
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