Viruses

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, Mikko Hyppönen's recent TED talk on 
viruses and the net:
http://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net.h
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If you do virus research, there is nothing new here.  On the other hand, Mikko 
presents very well, and, unlike all too many "experts," he knows the reality, and 
doesn't make simple mistakes.  It was very refreshing to see a presentation by 
someone who knows what he is talking about, rather than some latecomer trying 
to jump on the bandwagon.

Probably the most important point is about BCP.  Don't worry, you'll see it when 
it comes  :-)

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I've got to admit that I, too, get a kick out of the story of the BRAIN brothers 
getting infected.  More than that, though, it does raise an important point.  These 
guys started earlier than I did, and actually wrote a virus.  They got infected by 
other viruses, over the years.  I didn't.  This speaks to the idea that 
hackers/intruders/virus writers are good at telling you how to protect your systems. 
 They aren't.


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