15 Foolish High Tech Stories

Network World chose to honor April Fools Day with a story around 15 "foolish" stories that have occurred over the last year. Some interesting tidbits include the rise of fake security programs going from 2,500 to close 10,000 this year and the rise in online scams to take advantage of the government's stimulus program.

Both of these are good reminders to keep an eye on corporate security and an eye on what your end-users are downloading from the internet into the corporate network. The secure web gateway remains the best defense against malicious intent.