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Fri, 11/05/2004 - 12:00am — geermdavid2
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IM, or instant messaging, was no more secure when it first appeared on the scene as IRC. As with Windows-based applications and other highly popular software, security issues have grown in large part due to IM's vast proliferation and not because of the insecure nature of the software alone. This article explores this lack of security, and what can be done about it.
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