When it comes to hardening your network against hackers, the best defense is to keep abreast of developing threats and apply patches with due diligence IT SEEMS YOU can't open a newspaper or listen to the news these days without learning . . .
When it comes to hardening your network against hackers, the best defense is to keep abreast of developing threats and apply patches with due diligence IT SEEMS YOU can't open a newspaper or listen to the news these days without learning that yet another company's network has been broken in to.

The Anna Kournikova worm and the I Love You virus are just two of the most notorious recent examples, but the truth is that resilient new viral strains are popping up every day. Even worse, thanks to the advent of always-on DSL, ISDN, and cable modem connections, security breaches that were once limited to large corporations or government facilities are now finding their way into our homes, as well.

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