In Perspective Computer viruses of various types have gained a great deal of publicity and have diverted a great deal of resources to overcoming their effects. Nevertheless, viruses represents only a small part of organizations problems of security, integrity and reliability. While a definite area of concern, there are much more important threats to an organization. A company might fit virus protection software to all machines to prevent the corruption of data. At the same time, little or no thought might be given to the physical security of data.
Computer viruses pose a mounting threat to data and have to be taken seriously.
They are not the glamorous product of 'hacker' as viewed by wide-eyed school boys. They are, infect, a nuisance which causes much extra work and anxiety to computer departments. This, in turn, is likely to lead to viruses becoming a greater threat than at the present time and all PC Support groups should attempt to keep up with the latest trends in viruses.