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Virus Hoaxes - Are They Just a Nuisance?

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Virus Hoaxes - Are They Just a Nuisance? (PDF, 1.65MB)Published: 18 Jul, 2001
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Darren Grocott

This paper outlines the risks and/or impact that virus hoaxes pose to an organisation; provides some simple steps that can help organisations minimise the risk and/or impact of virus hoaxes; and, discusses the dilemma that virus hoaxes create for organisations and the likely future of virus hoaxes.

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