Wednesday, November 28, 2018
I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Why AutoCAD malware keeps chugging on
Ars Technica: Criminal hackers continue to exploit a feature in Autodesk’s widely used AutoCAD program in an attempt to steal valuable computer-assisted designs for bridges, factory buildings, and other projects, researchers said Tuesday.
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I wonder what AutoCAD is going to do to prevent industrial espionage. While this might not seem like big concerns for smaller theaters, this is a huge concern for anyone who uses AutoCAD to innovate, invent, and sell their products. Though AutoCAD needs to help solve the problem, I like that the article points out that industrial espionage did not start with AutoCAD, it existed before computers and this rather this is its newest form. Hopefully this article will encourage people to take proper precautions, like disability auto-executing files and be aware of potential problems. Hopefully when the next hole that is found, AutoCAD will be aware of the problem earlier and therefore users will be able to protect their work better. Also, now that people are aware of this phishing scheme, they will be able to protect themselves. Hopefully AutoCAD will be able to fix their software to prevent malware now and in the future.
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