05-26-2004, 06:47 PM
This is a good topic. I too, use the internet quite a bit at work as part of software testing here at Novell. It's required as part of my job. I have a rack of 9 computers that I use and am in charge of their security(antivirus/spyware etc.). The policy here is that we are allowed to use the internet for incidental personal use, but it must be limited and not interfere with our jobs. I keep antivirus, windows updates, and spyware removal programs current on all my machines. When others in the lab are infected with viruses, I usually do not get infected. Most viruses target vulnerabilities in Windows that already have patches available for them, but have not been patched for one reason or another. If you keep on top of your updates, you shouldn't have too many problems.
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