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Purdue Security Experts: 'Patch' to Protect New Computers.
AScribe Business & Economics News Service, December, 2005
Byline: Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- To protect the millions of computers flying off store shelves this Christmas shopping season, Purdue University computer security experts recommend that buyers acquire anti-virus software and regularly install "patches" offered by software manufacturers.
Many new computers come with anti-virus software installed. If a new computer does not, Information Technology at Purdue recommends installing a common brand, such as McAfee, Norton or Symantec. Because such protection is so important, Purdue provides anti-virus software to its students and employees free.
ITaP's chief information security officer Mike Carr said it's important to run scans with the software at least...
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