Host-based security is more than just antivirus, or so the saying goes. :) Yeah, that's the mentality.
-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Phillip Partipilo <[email protected]> wrote: > > The US DoD & company began pushing the term "Information Assurance" > > (IA) for this reason. People hear "security" and think > > "pain-in-the-ass stuff that prevents real work from getting done". > > People hear "assurance" and think "I don't really know what that > > means, but it sounds like I should have it". > > Could a similar phenomenon explain the translation of "Symantec antivirus" > to "endpoint protection"? > > > > Phillip Partipilo > Parametric Solutions Inc. > Jupiter, Florida > (561) 747-6107 > > > The US DoD & company began pushing the term "Information Assurance" > (IA) for this reason. People hear "security" and think > "pain-in-the-ass stuff that prevents real work from getting done". > People hear "assurance" and think "I don't really know what that > means, but it sounds like I should have it". > > Of course, in classic DoD fashion, the obvious contraction was never > considered and is rather unfortunate: InfoAss. ;-) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
