NetFlash: Cost of computer crime exploding
By Jeff Caruso
NetFlash Newsletter, 03/12/01
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Welcome to the Monday edition of NetFlash. Today, we find out
the security threat is worse than we thought, Norton AntiVirus
blocks access to e-mail, Delta and Ford have their hands full,
and Loudcloud rolls in.
Cost of computer crime exploding, survey says
If you're looking for a reason to expand your security budget,
boy have we got one for you. Network World obtained the results
of a survey conducted by the FBI and the Computer Security
Institute of San Francisco, and they aren't encouraging. About
85% of respondents reported security breaches in the last year,
and financial losses attributed to intellectual property theft
among the respondents are more than twice what they were last
year. Take that information to your executive management and
see how quickly they spring for more security gear.
Wired workforce plans stress corporate nets
Large companies have tried to build Internet skills among their
employees by getting them discounted PCs and Internet
connections - but they got a lot more than they bargained for.
What they got was a telecommuting workforce and the headaches
that come along with supporting such a workforce. Network
World's Carolyn Duffy Marsan talked to Delta Airlines, Ford
Motor and others to tell the story of how these companies are
coping with the new demands.
Norton AntiVirus puts a lock on e-mail
Looks like Symantec's Norton AntiVirus needs to clean its
filters. The software is supposed to weed out virus-laden e-
mail, but it also can apparently stop users from accessing the
"good" e-mail if a certain process fails to run.
Loudcloud opens up on Wall Street
It was a touch-and-go week, but Loudcloud finally went public
on Friday. Marc Andreessen founded the e-commerce hosting
start-up. That, coupled with the fact that high-tech IPOs are
few and far between lately, lands this story in NetFlash today.
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