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Monday, May 14, 2007

The Weakest Link in the Chain Can Be the User

Jim Rapoza, a writer for eWeek magazine reminds us that Internet security problems often originate with the PC user. His article in the May 7, 2007 issue can be viewed as a slide show via this link.

There's nothing new for the IT security professional, but it doesn't hurt for computer users to scan through a brief refresher on how they are often making themselves vulnerable through carelessness.
Posted by Charles Whaley at 10:49 AM

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