North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Anit-Virus help for all of us??????
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:50:48 GMT, "Stephen J. Wilcox" said: > Nor does it stop the user inviting an exploit to run on their PC, eg web > download, email attachment.. based on seeing plenty of virused/exploited > machines at companies I've worked at which all had AV, FW, NAT etc they still > had the human factor who would override a warning because they got sent what > looks like a joke email with an attached .scr that later turns out to be a new > virus/worm.. The average user will say "OOH! SHINY!! [clicky-click]" when offered content promising either dancing hampsters or pop stars wearing less clothing than appropriate. Any security model that doesn't allow for this is doomed to failure. Attachment:
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