Virus Hoaxes - Are They Just a Nuisance?

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.

By

Darren Grocott

July 18, 2001

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