More generally, I think that government-funded action to encourage better computer security is something that has not been given enough consideration.
Although I'm no fan of AV s/w - I completely agree. At what point does a T-1 connected grandma become an officially recognized threat to national security? The U.S. at least, seems about one attack shy (using history as a guide) of such a designation...
IE ? send_drive_by_download_of_Firefox_with_IE_deleter : display page Seriously...show a little style ;-P
Instead of 0's and 1's, I've found that it's better to write 2's and 3's to the disk. 2-3 times better, in fact.
Although I'm no fan of AV s/w - I completely agree. At what point does a T-1 connected grandma become an officially recognized threat to national security? The U.S. at least, seems about one attack shy (using history as a guide) of such a designation...