These days hostile environments, like the internet, are a haven for hackers / crackers / advertisers / etc. The real pain is that without a network like the Internet... there aren't many other alternatives... And even if you have something else popular, wouldn't the problem move / copy from one network to the other???
Writing bug-free code isn't possible, taking responsibility in writing secure code is. Sad to say, many companies still aren't taking this responsibility, and that's something that needs to be improved.
Many system administrators aren't taking the security features of their operating system seriously... Also here there is room for improvement.
Besides these points, there's nothing much to add. It's a story everyone knew...
About virus scanning and spyware detection, these are last resorts... Only when everything else fails...
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How about "Vitamine C" :) Sounds more healthy!
These days hostile environments, like the internet, are a haven for hackers / crackers / advertisers / etc. The real pain is that without a network like the Internet... there aren't many other alternatives... And even if you have something else popular, wouldn't the problem move / copy from one network to the other???
Writing bug-free code isn't possible, taking responsibility in writing secure code is. Sad to say, many companies still aren't taking this responsibility, and that's something that needs to be improved.
Many system administrators aren't taking the security features of their operating system seriously... Also here there is room for improvement.
Besides these points, there's nothing much to add. It's a story everyone knew...
About virus scanning and spyware detection, these are last resorts... Only when everything else fails...