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UK government acts over computer viruses

2 March 2005

The British government has launched a service to warn people of computer virus attacks and other security threats – in plain English rather than geek-speak.

Called ITsafe (), the site will issue email alerts when virus and worm attacks begin. The site has been designed to work over slow dial-up connections and includes a glossary of technical terms.

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