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Topics: No more ILOVEYOUs
These days, computers constantly suffer the assaults of viruses,
So what can be done to protect systems from attackers? Digging a foxhole, surrounding systems with concertina wire and disconnecting firm the network might sound Like attractive options-but they're certainly not pragmatic.
Government computer users can take some basic steps to ensure their desktops are not ravaged by cybervandals and the virus du jour.
Effective desktop security starts with antivirus software. "If you don't have antivirus software on your system you're nuts," says Marcus Ranum, president and chief executive ofcer of Network Flight Recorder Inc., a Rockville, Md., intrusion detection company.
But antivirus software can be suspect in the networked world. "Antivirus software has to be updated," says Chuck Roth, vice president of federal sales and marketing at Network Associates Inc. "And sometimes, nobody's paying attention to the updates."
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Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2000 Network Flight Recorder(R) (NFR)(Bloomberg Ticker: 9022Z EQUITY), a technology leader in intrusion detection and network monitoring, today ......
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