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InternetNews December 23, 2003 Sharon Gaudin	2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses, Worms In no other year have computer viruses and worms wreaked so much havoc and caused so much damage as in this past year, according to security analysts.
PC Magazine February 26, 2004 Michael J. Miller	The Trouble With Viruses As I write this, we're just getting over the latest virus scare--if indeed it's really over. Who's to blame, the virus writers, or microsoft?
InternetNews January 14, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Last Year's Security Problems May Balloon in 2004 If 2003 was the worst year in history for viruses and spam, hold onto your hat. This year, according to security experts, is setting up to see the malicious problems that appeared last year grow and fester into major security problems for 2004.
PC Magazine September 10, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	Could Another SoBig Attack Be Coming This Week? Some virus experts are concerned that September 11 might be the target date for another attack.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004	NetCleanse, Spam Sleuth Protect From Viruses and Spam Solutions for protection from viruses and spam that promise to eliminate computer vulnerabilities.
Unix Insider January 2001 Sandra Henry-Stocker	Understanding viruses What exactly is a virus, how does it work, and how can you protect your system from one? The author explains the difference between viruses and worms, and why keeping up with and preventing them is so difficult...
InternetNews January 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine	'Bagle' Virus Threat Upgraded New e-mail virus includes a backdoor component which could allow an attacker to execute malicious code on infected systems.
CFO January 30, 2004 Esther Shein	Spy vs. Spy Companies are spending billions on network security, but staying ahead of hackers may be a pipe dream.
PC World August 12, 2002 Tom Mainelli	Symantec Unveils Automated Norton AntiVirus Updated program zaps latest worms, seeks out instant messaging nasties, and doesn't bother you with the details.
PC World December 4, 2002 Paul Roberts	Klez Worm Was Worst of 2002 The prolific virus was reported more than any other this year, and simple human error likely caused its spread.
PC Magazine November 4, 2003	The PC Innovations Just Don't Stop Contrary to conventional wisdom, PCs just keep getting better.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Study: Virus Attacks Up But Infections Hold Steady Last year more -- and more dangerous -- viruses raced across the Internet than ever, according to a new study. But there was a glimmer of good news.
T.H.E. Journal December 2002 Vincent Weafer	Blended Threats - A Deadly Duo of Hackers and Mobile Code Computer security threats evolve and require defenses that also evolve. For any school or classroom that uses computer technology, Internet-borne security threats are evolving and becoming increasingly dangerous.
PC Magazine August 19, 2003 Sheryl Canter	Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure?
PC World July 2, 2002 Andrew Brandt	Klez: The Virus That Won't Die? Brace yourself for another round: A variant of the resilient worm is wriggling alive this week.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005	The Ten Biggest Problems in Computing and How We'll Solve Them Malicious computer attacks will go on, but you can be confident we'll get better at fighting them.
IEEE Spectrum May 2005 Riordan, Wespi & Zamboni	How to Hook Worms Because a computer network cannot ward off every last Internet worm, it must sound an alarm the minute one slithers inside.
InternetNews February 12, 2004 Ryan Naraine	MyDoom Ends but Open Ports Attracting Mutants Microsoft releases a virus removal tool, but unpatched drone machines are still a major threat.
InternetNews April 6, 2007 Andy Patrizio	First 'Real' iPod Virus Rears Its Head Podloso virus does no damage, and only affects iPods with Linux.
PC World August 23, 2002 Frank Thorsberg	The World's Worst Viruses Check out our list of nasty computer viruses -- and find out how to save your PC from infection.
InternetNews December 29, 2004 Tim Gray	Viruses Crowd Internet in 2004 A banner year for virus writers meant a bad year for Internet users, but much of the damage was preventable.
Insurance & Technology July 19, 2004 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Victory Over Viruses? Insurers must rely on a combination of tools - such as e-mail filters and firewalls - training and common sense to safeguard their systems and their operations from viruses and worms.
PC Magazine March 11, 2004 John C. Dvorak	It's the Games, Stupid! When Steve Jobs first rolled out the Mac and eschewed games on the machine, telling people to put them on the Apple II, he made the biggest mistake of his life.
PC World September 2002 Andrew Brandt	Klez: The Virus That Won't Die Already the most prolific virus ever, Klez continues to wreak havoc.
AskMen.com August 1, 2001 Justin Becker	Keep Your Computer Virus-Free Call the doctor and head for the hospital: you've just been infected by a computer virus that's erasing your entire hard drive, as you speak. It's time to protect yourself before this happens, and take the necessary steps to make your computer virus-free...
InternetNews March 18, 2004 Colin C. Haley	ISP Gets Tough With 'Zombie' Customers Comcast pushes its broadband customers with virus-infested spam zombies to clean up their act -- or else.
PC World October 13, 2000 Kim Zetter	How It Works: Viruses They're the "common cold" for computers; we'll show you how they operate and how to protect your PC...
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Toughing Out The Junk-Mail Virus An insidious strain swipes e-addresses from your PC -- to spam your friends
PC World December 17, 2001 Russell Pavlicek	Is Linux Immune to E-Mail Viruses? Immunity is impossible, but the open-source operating system may be protected...
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	MyDoom Leads Damaging January Attacks Racking up approximately $38.5 million in economic damages around the world, the virulent MyDoom worm easily took the top spot in January's list of worst viruses.
Information Today February 2001 Marshall Breeding	A Prescription for Computer Health We finished the year with little to no damage to our computer systems. Read on to learn more about how to develop a successful strategy for computing in an increasingly dangerous world...
InternetNews April 27, 2006 David Miller	Bouncebacks: The Hidden Cost of Spam A nasty side effect of spam and e-mailed viruses is costing companies an estimated $5 billion per year in IT resources, according to security services company IronPort.
InternetNews December 23, 2004 Jim Wagner	Cyber Criminals Prove Elusive Law enforcement efforts to snare virus writers are improving, but the most destructive ones have evaded capture.
CIO January 1, 2003 Geoffrey James	Nobody's Perfect Just when you thought Linux was safe, there comes along a well-documented threat that demonstrates the OS's vulnerability.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 Judith Rajala	Computer Virus Protection Simply having virus protection software on your institution's computer system doesn't guarantee safety and security. Instead, protection and prevention is a team effort between the users and the anti-virus software. Includes a list of useful websites.
AskMen.com September 24, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Prevent A Computer Disaster As practical as they may be, computers require major upkeep. Find out what you can do to prevent a life-numbing crisis with these tips (the tips are for novices, and not the computer masterminds out there).
HBS Working Knowledge October 20, 2003 Wendy Guild Swearingen	New Rules for Information Security In a new book from Harvard Business School Press, Digital Defense, Thomas J. Parenty explains how security technologies are changing the rules of business. Plus: Q&A
Bank Systems & Technology July 5, 2004 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Virus Vigilance A virus can grind a bank's operations to a halt and expose billions of dollars. To really safeguard their systems, banks must implement strict security policies - and communicate them to employees and technology partners.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003 Leon Erlanger	Top Five Myths About Safe Surfing Don't let a false sense of security put you in danger.
PC World August 2006 Andrew Brandt	The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About Hackers, scammers, and identity thieves are constantly coming up with new ways to attack your PC and your privacy. Here are the newest perils and how to foil them.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	No Summer Break for Virus Writers A new development in virus evolution reared its ugly head last week with hackers planting malicious code into the Web servers for several reportedly popular sites.
T.H.E. Journal November 2001 Sharon Ruckman	Computer Parasitology: 8 Proactive Steps for Protection Computer worms pose a great threat to school network systems. Over the next decade they will change the nature of anti-virus software and require paradigm shifts in network infrastructure. Here are eight proactive steps your institution can take for protection...
New Architect May 2002 Sarah Gordon	Distributing Viruses Should virus writers be allowed to post harmful code on the Web?
PC World July 2004 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Why Your Friends Believe You're Selling Viagra Spammers who forge your address on their junk messages can clog your inbox and harm your reputation.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Beware the MSN Messenger Bug Attacks on IM programs are on the rise, and although MSN Messenger is not the top instant-messaging software, one research group found that MSN Messenger has been used quite frequently for such IM viruses, as the newest threat shows.
InternetNews December 2, 2008 Sean Michael Kerner	Apple Recommends Antivirus for Mac Users Apple quietly suggests customers use antivirus software, though threats are still few in number.
Science News August 25, 2007 Julie J. Rehmeyer	Math Trek: Squashing Worms A mathematician and theoretical computer scientist at Microsoft Research has mathematically analyzed the question of which computers to patch first when a mutating worm is spreading through the Internet.
InternetNews March 16, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Report: Threats Coming from all Sides A Symantec study shows that the number of software security flaws has leveled off over the past year. That sounds like good news until you find out that it's leveled off at seven new vulnerabilities a day, or 2,636 a year.