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Security threats Toolkit

Story: Trend Micro: Antivirus industry lied for 20 years

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Posted by: Andrew Meredith (Friday 4 July 2008, 2:37 PM)

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I'd go as far as to say ...

> There are so many computer users who have no
> understanding of security and how to keep
> themselves safe on the internet.

I'd go as far as to say that there are precious few users that DO know how to stay safe from harm online. I'd suggest that it should be taught in schools, but the only subjects that seem to be being taught these days are such as:

"How to create a highlighted section in MS Word V x.y.z"

Great

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