John Simonson Explains the Sobig Computer Virus
August 22, 2003—John Simonson of WebStream Dynamics talks about the Sobig virus, namely, the havoc it has spread to corporate networks and systems around the world, overloading email servers. Simonson discusses how the virus spreads, how computer users can guard against contracting viruses, the motives the hacker may have for initiating viruses, and his views of trends in the viruses of the future.