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…

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…