[plug] ZDnet - F-Secure gives Linux an antivirus injection

[Kai Jones]

She's an analyst for the Yankee Group, she's commonly reffered to as Didiot
on Groklaw and other places, and I dunno how she can manage to keep
employment considering some of the badly written and usually one sided
(read: probably paid) articles she's written.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au]On Behalf Of senectus
> Sent: Friday, 2 April 2004 9:27 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] ZDnet - F-Secure gives Linux an antivirus
> injection
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>
> Who the hell is "Laura Didio"?? Does she write for "The
> Onion" or something?
> Sounds like a right twit...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au]
> On Behalf Of Richard Meyer
> Sent: Friday, 2 April 2004 12:41 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] ZDnet - F-Secure gives Linux an antivirus injection
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>
>
>
>
> Hi Peeps,
>
> Following Kim's URL to ZDNET, I found the following as well
>
> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39118953,00.htm
>
> <quote>
>
> In its recently published annual Threat Report, Symantec
> recognised Linux
> viruses as a future threat, but the company said it has no
> plans to launch
> an antivirus product in the near future. According to Laura
> Didio, analyst
> for The Yankee Group, Linux viruses are stealthier and harder
> to detect
> than Windows viruses. "People say Windows is still the main
> target, and
> that's true. Linux is a small threat, but even a small threat
> can translate
> into a high risk," she said in a statement.
>
> </quote>
>
> And seeing that Dildio knows whereof she speaks, I personally
> am quaking
> with fear (or suppressed laughter).
>
> Although to anyone who can read, the quotes from the press
> release seem to
> spend most of their time talking about Samba, which is what
> we'd expect.
>
> RichardM
>
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