Nearly 20 companies report damage, but most antivirus companies are already detecting the hostile code. Maybe you shouldn't either.
Virus scanners provide false security.
To be successful in this environment, organizations must allow access to resources while simultaneously protecting valuable assets and ensuring consumers' privacy. Throughout March 2001, one of the world's most prominent figures in the security solutions industry, Computer Associates International vice president Simon Perry, joined Planet IT to explain how companies can work diligently and aggressively to restore trust in their networks, systems and business processes. One of the most visible figures in the publicly waged war against hackers and viruses is Computer Associates International's charismatic vice president of security solutions, Simon Perry. Say virus makes rounds via Mac-formatted Microsoft Office 2001 Word files. VCatch 3.0, from CommonSearch Inc., has all the intentions of a good antivirus product, one with many fine qualities.