__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Sunday 11 March 2007 15:08 \__
> 'As its front line of defence the bank uses a so-called whitelist system
> that only lets a few programs run on every PC that bank staff use.
> Everything else, including viruses or malicious programs that try to strike
> via websites, are shut down before they can get a hold'
>
> 'Using the whitelist system, which the bank got from security firm Secure
> Wave, has stopped people falling victim to all kinds of malicious programs'
>
> 'Drawing on work he did for the government Mr Woodward has developed
> software that can "armour" commonly used programs and files'
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6431853.stm
You never understand the problems you need not handle when you take them for
granted.
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