Backup, Lock Down, Encrypt, Educate, Enjoy 3. Defacements, Explorer, Macros, Port Scans, Y2K 4.
Every day seems to bring dramatic reports of some new network or computer security problem.
A mini-industry of computer security sites, news sites, and Internet mailing lists is committed to exposing every bug, virus, vulnerability, and root exploit. Computer security vendors are naturally willing adjuncts to this feeding frenzy as they step up with improved virus checkers and entirely new classes of must-have corporate security products like intrusion detection software. Much of this sound and fury is entirely self-serving. Security web sites want to sell ads. Law enforcement wants more budget and expanded surveillance powers.