The evolution of managing viruses in a large corporation

Ed Hahn IBM

IBM has had central virus management in place since the early 1990s. This presentation will cover the evolution of that management system to what is in place today. It will cover key changes in the process to react to new virus threats.

The presentation will demonstrate the importance of measurements and communications including education of end users. It will discuss techniques that IBM uses because of its vast size where normal management systems fail.

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