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Who's to blame?
Kelly Martin, 2005-07-05

If there's one thing the security industry is really good at, it's pointing fingers. We all like to say that, "security starts with you," so that everyone can share a piece of the mud pie. While we're pointing fingers, let's look at a few groups and individuals and see how they can share the blame for their own insecurity - and prevent the spread of viruses, Trojans and worms.

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Who's to blame? 2005-07-05
Anonymous (1 replies)
Not to mention off-site backups 2005-07-07
Anonymous
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Outbound SMTP port 25 2005-07-07
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Alexey Vesnin
Old OS versions. 2005-07-11
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Who's to blame? 2005-07-13
Anonymous
Good article. Excellent advice about turning off a personal computer when it's not being used. I don't think that suggestion gets mentioned enough when discussing how to secure a PC. Turn it on, check for software updates/patches, do what you need to do that requires Web access, and turn it off and get on with your life. If you don't want to turn your computer off, the very next best thing you could do is disable the adapter that's used connect to network. Letting a computer sit "idle" on the network is like leaving your car running in a parking lot that's constantly being surveyed by car thieves.

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