E‐mail viruses: how organizations can protect their e‐mails

Abstract

An e‐mail virus is an e‐mail that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a replication of itself. When the infected e‐mails are opened, the e‐mail virus spreads itself to others. Today's society has seen a dramatic increase in the use of e‐mails. As a result, organizations must take even more precautions to guard against the introduction of e‐mail viruses into their systems. This paper discusses how organizations can protect their e‐mails from the intrusion of e‐mail virus and how to develop their own e‐mail virus security plan.

Citation

Shih, D. and Chiang, H. (2004), "E‐mail viruses: how organizations can protect their e‐mails", Online Information Review, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 356-366. https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520410564280