Papers published in December 2015


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Throwback Thursday: A View from the Lab (October 1997)

In mid-1997, new viruses and variants were appearing at over 250 per month, and according to Peter Morley, "Any organization which cannot process 300 viruses per month in times of stress, has no chance of keeping in the game." He split anti-virus organisations into three categories: category A, which processed nearly every virus; category B, which tried to process every virus but failed; and category C, which accepted that they could not process every new virus, and which advocated alternative strategies. In a typically opinionated feature article, Peter explained why he held the term 'WildList' in some disdain, and offered advice to corporate IT managers wishing to select one of two or three vendors.

Peter Morley - Dr Solomon's Software, UK

 

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