UK Government Launches Free Virus Alert Site
The government of the United Kingdom has taken its fight against online viruses to the front lines with a new Web site called ITsafe, designed to send rapid security alerts to home and small-business computer users.
Source: PC WorldThe free service will be run by the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC). Along with alerts, it offers advice on protecting personal data on both home and work computers, the Home Office announced Wednesday.
The government will use the system to issue official alerts if the NISCC determines that a particular virus, or other security breach, poses a serious enough threat to the public. Based on past experience, the Home Office estimates about six to ten security alerts will be issued each year.
More than half of all UK households have a home computer, with about 13 million of those PCs having Internet access in 2004, the government estimates.
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