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Keys to an effective virus incident-response team


Ed Skoudis
01.15.2004
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Over the past year, worms and viruses have caused tremendous harm to networks around the world. To minimize future damage from fast-moving malware, you need to prepare your incident-response team in advance.

No security strategy can make you completely impervious to attack. Yet, by preparing your incident response team in advance, you'll have fa



r greater success in weathering the next major worm and virus storm.

About the author
Ed Skoudis is a security consultant with International Network Services, and the author of the books Malware: Fighting Malicious Code and Counter Hack: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses.


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