[Am-info] THE MISSING LINK

[Mark Dodel]

In <200405041436.21671.fmiller@lightlink.com>, on 05/04/04 at 02:36 PM,
   Fred Miller <fmiller@lightlink.com> said:

>THE MISSING LINK

>FIGHT TO THE FINNISH -- BANK CLOSES TO STYMIE SASSER

>Sasser isn't exactly a "disasser" just yet, but one of Finland's foremost
>financial firms took no chances. Sampo, the third largest bank in
>Finland, closed all 130 of its branch offices Monday just to make sure
>its systems didn't get "sassed." A Sampo spokesman said that the company
>had not updated its virus protection and decided it was safer to close
>shop for the day while IT did its thing.

>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=10&u=/afp/20040503/
>tc_afp/internet_virus_finland_banking_company_sampo&sid=96001018

That is pathetic.  Their board should fire the dimwits that allowed them
to be held hostage to such nonsense.

Mark

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