Divine intervention

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 25, 2004

AV on a spiritual level

We all know how quickly time flies when we're having fun, or when there's a deadline looming, but a recent news report on the Asian news website Channel NewsAsia had us rushing to double-check our calendars to make sure we hadn't fast-forwarded to April 1st.

The site reports that, last month, a number of Japanese IT businesses and computer vendors gathered, along with their computers, at the Kansa Myojin shrine in downtown Toyko to partake in Shinto purification rituals and receive blessings to protect against computer viruses and hackers.

According to Channel NewsAsia, many people in Japan feel that anti-virus software and security measures alone are simply not enough to protect against the increasing number of electronic threats, hence they are turning to more ancient traditions to ward off these modern evils.

We were relieved to learn that the spiritual rituals are being used to supplement anti-virus and other security solutions, rather than as an alternative. As figures quoted by the Japanese National Police Agency suggest that the nation's computer network currently sees a monthly average of 35,000 'cyber attacks', we look forward to reading reports of the resultant decline in incidents.

Who knows, there may be a whole new VB conference stream for spiritual anti-virus protection methods next year ...

Posted on 25 January 2004 by Virus Bulletin

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