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Article #249: WHY CONSULTANTS DON'T TELL ABOUT COMPUTER SECURITY

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Copyright 07-2004 by Gina Novelle machine attitude again." Okay, with every
Most people refuse to believe they need security patch, Microsoft has issued the
it. After all, their computer is in their following information:
office or home and only turned on by "An issue has been identified that could
them. They no longer use diskettes and allow an attackerto compromise a computer
their e-mail is checked with the latest running Windows and gaincomplete control
and greatest virus checker. over it. You can help protect
Just try to advise your Boss, Mom, Dad, yourcomputer by installing this update
brother or sister that someone could hack from Microsoft."
into their home or office computer and Still don't believe? Then see for
look at their files. Watch their yourself, and go to and view the updates
reaction. Most of them will say: "Well if you haven't installed. But wait, there's
someone really wants to take the time to more! You can order the CD for FREE,
view my files, let them. I have nothing totally free; no shipping charges. Where?
of value on that computer anyway." This Go to this website:
is the same reaction consultants receive I still didn't fully answer why
from clients. consultants don't tell their customers
So nothing of value is on your computer? these updates exist. With each update, a
What about Turbo Tax? If you did your client may experience a change or
taxes last year, then your social problem. For example, when we installed
security number is on your computer. If the Security Update CD a few weeks ago,
you do online banking, then your bank we could no longer open e-mail
account is on your computer. What about attachments. On the web we discovered
your financial statement, your genealogy, that when the update installed, it also
your passwords? Oh, you have passwords on changed a setting in Outlook Express
your Accounting Files! Ha! Check out under Tools, Options, Security. The
So now let's talk about the real world. update put a checkmark on "Do not allow
Okay, a phone line, or DSL or Cable line attachments to be saved or opened that
is a TWO WAY FLOW. There's a key word could potentially be a virus." This
here, a TWO WAY FLOW! Now you think in a little checkmark rendered several clients
skeptic way, that this article is going unable to work, because they could no
to give you scare tactics so it can sell longer open any attachments, On
you on the latest and greatest virus Microsoft's website, this article
checker. Nope, to plug the security leaks appeared:
in your computer is absolutely free. You On another client's machine, she could no
don't even have to pay for shipping, keep longer open the database in Versa Check
reading. Software. That company also had a patch
If it's free, then why didn't my computer to fix it. However, our clients had to
consultant tell me about it? You wouldn't pay for our research to find and fix the
believe how many updates will need to be problems the updates created. Then it
installed. My Toshiba Windows XP system appears to a client, that their
is barely 2 years old, and Windows had 49 consultant has found a way to "once
+ 18 + 2 updates. Why do I list them in again" hit their pocketbook. We are no
that manner? First you must install the longer heroes in this industry. We have
first 49, then another 18 are found, then now become the villains in league with
an additional 2 more. Microsoft. This has led many consultants
These are not just software updates, to a policy of "if they don't ask, don't
these are Security Updates. Now you think tell." But the real truth is: If you do
there is no way; my machine would need not do the updates, then you become a
all these updates. Besides how bad could bigger victim, via a virus, or an
this security stuff be anyway? There's identity theft victim! It's your choice!
that "I don't have stuff of value on my






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