Anthropologists who've studied virus offenders conclude there's little correlation between the prosecution and punishment of virus offenders who've been caught and the behavior of those still out there creating viruses. They conclude that strengthening the law hasn't acted as much of a deterrent at all, since the people who're creating these viruses aren't setting out to do billions of dollars of damage -- they're simply trying to show off their skills by writing a smarter virus than the other kids in their clique. When the authors of a virus such as the Love Bug is caught, he or she is invariably stunned that it got out and did so much damage. |
Companies that receive daily updates of good anti-virus software could nip this thing in the bud. |
Software standardization is a fertile breeding ground for viruses. Writing a virus for one e-mail client can affect every company using that client. |