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Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
book Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow cover

Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
Exercise 3

Understanding Email-Borne Viruses

1. Visit one or more of the antivirus software developer sites (Symantec, MacAfee, Computer Associates, Trend Micro, and so forth), and see if you can identify which viruses and worms require a user to click on an email attachment to replicate.

2. Trace the sophistication of the virus writers over time, and try to determine how they circumvent any improvements in user awareness of and education toward preventing viruses from spreading.

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