Have You Been Victimized By Malware?

Crime reporting often includes the victim's side of the story. This seems to be less common with cybercrime reporting. There are several reasons: Many of those with computer viruses are unaware that they've been victimized, and IT workers don't want the world to know that their systems have been compromised.

Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility

January 9, 2008

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Crime reporting often includes the victim's side of the story. This seems to be less common with cybercrime reporting. There are several reasons: Many of those with computer viruses are unaware that they've been victimized, and IT workers don't want the world to know that their systems have been compromised.

I'm hoping some of you, anonymously or not, will be willing to e-mail me (or post here if you prefer) and share your experience with malware.

With news of ever-more-sophisticated cybercrime, what is the real-world impact of malware? Does it mean longer hours for security professionals? Does it mean being fired for mistakes? Is it nothing to be concerned about? Has it changed your outlook?I look forward to hearing from you.

About the Author

Thomas Claburn

Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility

Thomas Claburn has been writing about business and technology since 1996, for publications such as New Architect, PC Computing, InformationWeek, Salon, Wired, and Ziff Davis Smart Business. Before that, he worked in film and television, having earned a not particularly useful master's degree in film production. He wrote the original treatment for 3DO's Killing Time, a short story that appeared in On Spec, and the screenplay for an independent film called The Hanged Man, which he would later direct. He's the author of a science fiction novel, Reflecting Fires, and a sadly neglected blog, Lot 49. His iPhone game, Blocfall, is available through the iTunes App Store. His wife is a talented jazz singer; he does not sing, which is for the best.

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