The Security Mentor

Vincent Gullotto, an executive at anti-virus firm McAfee, said recently that viruses are now aimed at home machines rather than corporate networks. He says that corporate security is increasingly too difficult for a virus to get through (which is oversimplified).

What's the difference? It's simply that corporate security products are kept up to date.

The software on a home computer may be months old by the time you buy it. A lot of people don't know that they need to tell their antivirus software to call home for a list of the newest viruses to check for.

It's a pain to do, but if you keep up with software updates you can make your home machine as unappealing a target as a large company's.