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Computer Viruses Have Grown Up - Why CIOs Must Start Defending Against Endpoint Attacks

Zellerent

The first infectious computer virus appeared in 1982, ran under Apple DOS 3.3 and was transmitted by floppy disk. Called Elk Cloner, it stopped a game and then read a poem.Its author was a high school student.
25 years later, we wish all viruses were good for a laugh. But instead, they’re financially destructive and deadly serious. Viruses have indeed grown up. Juvenile delinquents no longer, they today pack the muscle of organized crime (in fact, global organized crime syndicates may be their authors).Unfortunately, many corporate executives still think they’re dealing with teenagers instead of syndicates run by global Godfathers. The belief that viruses are mere annoyances that are globally broadcast is thus far more than a mistaken one; it is pernicious, because it results in companies’ ignoring or dismissing strategic threats.

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