Information Systems Security Training

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Virus damage estimated at $55 billion in 2003. “SINGAPORE - Trend Micro Inc, the world's third-largest anti-virus software maker, said Friday that computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated $55 billion in damages in 2003, a sum that would rise this year. Companies lost roughly $20 billion to $30 billion in 2002 from the virus attacks, up from about $13 billion in 2001, according to various industry estimates.” This was the story across thousands of news agencies desk January 2004. Out of $55 billion, how much did it cost your company? How much did it cost someone you know? The purpose of this class is to inform the attendee about how malicious code works, how they spread, and how to protect yourself from infection. The most well know viruses will
be covered in the first part of the presentations along with the most recent. The attendee will also learn several methods (while used in combination) that will minimize both risk of infection and potential damages caused by them. The attendee should have a basic knowledge of computers and be familiar with the Microsoft Windows platform (Win9x, WinNT, Win2k, WinXP, Windows 2003 server).

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