Talk about political
connections. Copresco president Steve Johnson last
month received an unexpected present from Illinois State Senator Peter
Roskam—a computer virus.
Steve, of course, was the
unintended victim of the virus that had infected the senator’s computer.
That’s the way of viruses. They travel fast—and attack without
warning.
While
“B-Trans” was wreaking havoc with thousands of computers, it was
automatically destroyed before reaching Steve’s workstation by
Copresco’s leading edge virus protection system.
Copresco follows a strict regimen to
protect our digital network and client files.
We update
our protection daily to prevent the latest viruses from causing serious harm.
We also carefully check all customer files received over the Internet or on
removable media.
According to the experts, tens of
thousands of viruses and worms are in existence today.
By
definition, a virus is a program or piece of code that’s sent to your
computer without your knowledge and runs without your consent. Many viruses can
also replicate themselves.
Computer viruses are manmade.
Even a simple virus is dangerous. It can use up your memory and crash your
system. A more dangerous type is a virus that spreads across networks and
bypasses security systems.
Viruses go
back to the floppy disk era of files transfer. Today, they can be spread via
e-mail, internet downloads or removable media. They can pose as informative
messages or masquerade as screensavers.
Regardless of the
means of transmission or their modus operandi, these villains cost businesses
millions of dollars each year, not to mention the frustration and anxiety of
losing data and corrupting files.
In recent
years, viruses that attack Microsoft products have received the lion’s
share of attention. That’s simply because the Windows operating system and
Microsoft suite of applications are the most popular in the world.
Hackers can attack anywhere at any time. Therefore,
thoughtful antivirus protection is required for all your company’s PC, Mac
or other computer platforms.
Who would have guessed that
Copresco would be running seven different operating systems on our network? So,
remember to protect your network servers and all of your workstations.
Viruses
are deadly, but they can be contained. As we have continued to preach, the
first line of defense is to install an antivirus protection program and update
it regularly.
We also have more ammunition to help you in
the crusade.
In our March
issue, we will present Copresco’s Ten Commandments for Fighting Deadly
Viruses.
The most popular Mac
protection site, but also for PC and even Palm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com
Most
popular Windows site, but filled with annoying advertising:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo
Another
informative site, offering a product that supports all platforms:
http://www.us.sophos.com
Please note: Copresco doesn’t endorse any product. We do strongly recommend that you “choose and use” a virus protection program now.
Barry
Butler has joined Copresco as a sale representative.
He
has extensive experience in the technical publishing, software develop-ment,
training and technical products manufacturing fields.
Barry previously served in sales with Ikon Document
Services and Beta Graphics Corporation.
He is a graduate
of Illinois State University with a B.S. degree in business administration.
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