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RichieUK

Posted 12/1/2008 6:08 AM

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The reactive nature of IT security is a well-known weakness that puts defenders at an inherent disadvantage against attackers. Unfortunately, it's also a flaw that's extremely difficult to correct; teaching virus scanners to correctly identify new threats without also generating false positives is no simple task.

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