InfoWorld - Security Adviser: The only two things you need to know about home computer security

Following two simple rules will make your home computer much safer. Roger Grimes lays out the facts on computer security for home and business computing.

By Roger A. Grimes
December 25, 2008

I frequently give talks about the current state of malware. It ain't pretty. Global bands of corporate thieves are spending lots of money to steal even more of your money. They use sophisticated bots and Trojans designed to hide and take. The programs they use are professional, polymorphic, server-side, one-off, malicious software that will only exist for the lucky victim. Antivirus programs aren't getting any better at detecting malware than they were 20 years ago, and perhaps they are worse at it.

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