Food for thought

[Julian Field]

At 20:30 03/03/2004, you wrote:
>On 3/3/04 2:20 PM, "Peter Bonivart" wrote:
> > I guess the real question is, how is it possible that there still is
> > users stupid enough to spread this? :-)
>
>I read something the other day that was a study of users and how they felt;
>
>A. The Help Desk should be handling this.
>
>B. They don't have time to make sure it's not a virus and should be able to
>open mail as they please (refer to A.) Or bother with updates. (Gotta
>EBay!!)
>
>C. Nothing they can do about it so what's the fuss.
>
>Many more but those seemed to stand out to me. This was a Novel Study I
>think done in the UK.

It was done by a marketing company called TNS I believe. The best report on
it I have seen is here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35393.html
It makes for alarming reading!

Believe me, the users really are that stupid. They don't care.

Maybe responsible computer use needs to take the same path that Health and
Safety has taken. People used to ignore that because they were "too busy"
or other such lame excuses. Now they don't have an option, and can be
disciplined/sued if they breach H+S legislation.

These lame excuses cost real businesses real money, and I think it is up to
the businesses to start enforcing their rules, just like they do now with
H+S rules and policies. I would certainly back company policies governing
computer use, as long as they were enforced.
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