Employees bear a lot of responsibility for helping to protect TVA and themselves. Managed by Tommy Denson, provides an IT Security infrastructure and oversees the selection of security vendors, tools and services and the integration of related security technology. It also conducts IT Security assessments and reviews for systems, applications and telecommunications. Managed by Jim Purcell, coordinates IT support for the TVA Board and other executives. Most people know about computer viruses.
Worms are similar.
They get into computers and keep multiplying until the hard drives or memories are filled up. Trojans, named for the Trojan horse, may look innocent, but they aren't. TVA is joining companies and agencies in more than 50 countries in November in observing Computer Security Awareness Month. Nov. 30 also is the 13th annual International Computer Security Day. It also is offering prizes to employees in a Computer Security Awareness Poster Contest and a Computer Security Quiz, with Nov. 30 deadlines.