Are we apathetic??

[nellie2]

Busy or apathetic employees are accelerating the spread of viruses and potentially costing UK businesses millions in clean-up charges, according to a survey out today.

Two-thirds of the 1,000 people quizzed by market researchers TNS in January admit they are not aware of even the most basic virus prevention measures. Meanwhile a third of those polled in the Novell-sponsored study said they are too busy to check their emails before opening them.

Depressingly, nine in ten of the workers quizzed believe that have no part to play in preventing the spread of viruses, preferring to leave responsibility to "their IT department, Microsoft or the government".

Where does Novell find these lunk heads? UK office workers, that's who.

Even allowing for the fact the survey took place in the first two weeks of January - before the ongoing MyDoom pandemic - one would think that most people would have a fair idea of what a virus-infected email might look like. Not so - two thirds of the respondents to the survey said they didn't have a clue.

Over one third of UK workers quizzed feel overwhelmed by the number of emails they get and a third claim to be too busy to check emails before opening them. One in five people surveyed said they are "too busy to download anti-virus updates".

the register

I don't know about you but I have no control over the av on my office machine. I can scan stuff but I can't update it......... I will agree with being overwhelmed by loads of emails though. Talk about unnecessary communication!!! :mellow:

[andsome]

I have helped three friends to get online, and have to admit that they don't bother much with security. They all wanted to get online for nothing so I downloaded free AV and firewalls for them. None of them check for updates unless I remind them. My daughter is the same. Maybe one day they will learn their lesson when things go wrong.