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Friday, March 27, 2009

Melissa virus turning 10 ... (age of the stripper unknown)

We celebrate a notorious anniversary this week, it's the 10th anniversary of the Melissa virus, one of the more well-known email viruses. Some of the comments on the Network World article on the anniversary, include disbelief that it's been 10 years already since the outbreak of Melissa. It does seem like it was only yesterday that IT admins were cleaning up the mess left from Melissa. This anniversary is a good reminder for all admins to keep vigilant and review the current security measures in place for for any traffic that goes to or comes from the internet.

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