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Cisco CSO Says Antivirus Money "Completely Wasted"

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-the-rape-industry-and-the-pillage-industry dept.

mernil writes with an excerpt that kicks off a story at ZDNet Australia: "Companies are wasting money on security processes — such as applying patches and using antivirus software — which just don't work, according to Cisco's chief security officer John Stewart. Speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference in the Gold Coast yesterday, Stewart said the malware industry is moving faster than the security industry, making it impossible for users to remain secure."

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  1. Re:Agreed by cryptodan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I guess people cannot handle the truth of the matter and are unable to think collectively and realistically about coding and programming. I wonder who demodded my post down to troll level, because quite frankly it is 100% honest opinion. And is not troll worth the other 2 posts in reply to mine are 100% troll worthy. Think out side the box sheesh.