Re: Just a question about the state of antivirus technology

[Barbara Griffith <Barbara.Griffith () COLORADO EDU>]

Thank you James and Omar. I love philosophical discussions! I'm aware that there are many areas where intelligent and 
diligent people can have different opinions. I feel better now - the way it was presented to me where I am, it felt 
like it was something obvious that I missed. Since I spend over an hour a day combing industry publications for just 
this sort of news, I felt stupid. But now I feel reassured, and what has been said makes sense to me. 
 
I was worried a lot about the advent of the zero day attack. I know that it takes only minutes for an unpatched and 
unprotected machine to encounter something on the internet - I've seen that in my shop. Since so many vulnerabilities 
require user cooperation (i.e. open attachment, or click on a url), I've concentrated heavily on user education, and 
that has paid off big time. 
 
We're rolling out a new antivirus product now, and I'm learning its interface. Looking back over the last two years, it 
seems like we've all come so far. In some cases it's been a steep climb, but we now are so much better than we were. 
Right now I'm trying to get my arms around the area of home network security - I support lots of telecommuters and 
round-the-clock workers. 
 
Barb

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