[WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia referenced by SANS

Fri Mar 11 07:14:51 UTC 2005

Chad Perrin wrote:
> I received an email tonight from the SANS Institute, one of the most 
> widely known authorities on matters pertaining to network security and 
> provider of some of the best information on the subject of computer 
> security threats available online.  The email is an invitation to a 
> conference they'll be hosting.  Since it's in Colorado and costs great 
> scads of money between the attendance fee and the expenses, I won't be 
> going.
> 
> I thought an excerpt from the email might interest this list, though.
> 
> "According to Wikipedia, "spyware consists of computer software that 
> gathers and reports information about a computer user without the user's 
> knowledge or consent." This can encompass a wide range of different 
> types of malware that perform a variety of actions on computer systems. 
> Some spyware delivers advertising, while other spyware gathers user 
> information without his/her knowledge. Spyware can also install modem 
> dialing software and redirect users to malicious Web sites."
> 
> That's the lead-in to the purpose of the conference.  It seems like good 
> news to see yet another recognized authority using Wikipedia to provide 
> definitions of the terms for the foci of its trade.
> 
> Good night.
> 

That's cool :) Can you add this to [[WP:Media]]?

TBSDY