In the News..

[susans]

Top executives face personal malware threat

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39287807,00.htm

After reading that, it does state that the intended victims were "not that tech savvy,"  but it also says they targeted  PAs. I wonder how many PAs and even thier executives were having a busy day and opened the virus.  Not quite the way I would want to remind people to be careful in what they open.

[diotima]

I'd hate to have to deal with this kind of situation. My ex was a computer security expert (corporate/military contracts) until he retired recently, and he's convinced there's no technological answer to this problem. He says it's a social problem and can only be dealt with by eliminating the perpetrators (impossible) and educating the end user - you and me. And we have to make sure we operate security protocols, every day, every time. The integration features that make Windows apps so useful are also the way in for the perps - according to him; I trust his knowledge but have none myself.

My little business uses Macs and Windows PCs, but the Windows machines are disconnected from the internet.   All virus and security scanning is done on the Mac before files that have to go to a PC, are sent there. I'm amazed how many nasties I get sent by clients, though, and unfortunately when I look at the email headers, they've always come from either Outlook or Outlook Express.