Category: Chain-letter emails & tweets

Aug 30 2010

Virus experts play “king of the hill” on Twitter

How many times does one virus expert need to re-tweet a link to a blog entry he posted a few hours ago? How will we get timely computer security news if all the experts start playing “king of the hill” on Twitter?

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Apr 27 2009

Hysteria in the making? Computer security experts lack focus on Twitter

Hysteria thrives wherever the experts lack discipline. When the media latches onto the next “big worm,” we might very well see a lot of Twitter hysteria (“twitsteria”?) from the experts. The intelligence world will recognize it as a “stovepipe” problem…

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Nov 22 2008

New chain letter alert: “Worst computer virus confirmed by Snopes”

You could sign up to receive virus alerts from an antivirus firm — or you could receive virus alerts from a guy who makes paint at Sherwin-Williams. It’s amazing how many people will trust the paint guy to keep them abreast of computer threats…

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