WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1990
THE MONITOR'S METHOD OF WORKING WAS ΤΟ SELECT CERTAIN AREAS AND TO BECOME WELL-ACQUAINTED WITH THE LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE RETURNEE FAMILIES IN THOSE AREAS BY MEANS OF FREQUENT VISITS,
"IT IS, OF COURSE, NOT POSSIBLE TO VISIT ALL RETURNEES WITH THE SAME FREQUENCY BUT VISITS TO OTHERS ARE MADE AT RANDOM FOR COMPARISON WITH THOSE SELECTED FOR MORE INTENSIVE MONITORING.
"THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN HANOI ASSESSES APPARENTLY WORKING WELL, MR BARNES ADDED.
THE SYSTEM AS
STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT FURTHER COMPUTER VIRUS ATTACKS
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ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT'S MID-RANGE AND MAINFRAME COMPUTERS HAVE HAVE NOT BEEN ATTACKED BY COMPUTER VIRUSES, SOME MICRO-COMPUTERS
PIERS JACOBS, BEEN SO ATTACKED, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
PIERS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, SIR
OR LEAKAGE OF SAID NONE OF THE INCIDENTS HAD CAUSED ANY DESTRUCTION
RESTORE INFORMATION FROM INFORMATION BECAUSE USERS HAD BEEN ABLE TO BACK-UP COPIES.
PREVENTION
OF
TECHNOLOGY
"AS TO REMEDIAL ACTION, GUIDELINES ON THE
KERE ISSUED BY THE INFORMATION COMPUTER VIRUS ATTACKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN APRIL 1989 TO ALL GOVERNMENT SAID.
DEPARTMENTS, HE
ALL THESE GUIDELINES EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR COMPUTER USERS AT TIMES TO BACK-UP IMPORTANT PROGRAMS AND
TO AVOID USING FILES,
SOFTWARE PROM
SOURCES, UNKNOWN
AND MOST
TO IMPORTANTLY,
PREVENT
UNAUTHORISED ACCESS.
"ANTI-VIRUS COMPUTER PROGRAMS WERE ISSUED DEPARTMENTS IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
זין
"THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TO CHECK AGAINST POSSIBLE
HE SAID. VIRUSES WHEN A COMPUTER BEGINS OPERATION,
SIR PIERS
SAID ALL
ΓΕ
ALL GOVERNMENT
INFECTIONS BY
MACHINES INSTALLED SINCE OCTORER 1989 ÁLREADY HAD THE VIRUS CHECKING SYSTEMS AUTOMATICALLY INCORPORATED.
"WE SHALL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND TO IMPROVE GUIDELINES AND SECURITY PRACTICES AS NECESSARY,
OUR
"THIS WILL BE THE BEST VIRUS ATTACKS, HE ADDED.
"
DEFENCE
AGAINST ANY FUTURE COMPUTER
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