How to avoid hoaxes
How to keep hoaxes from wasting company time.
Have a company policy on virus warnings
Set up a company policy on virus warnings. For example: “Do not forward any virus warnings of any kind to ANYONE other than the person responsible for anti-virus issues. It doesn’t matter if the virus warnings come from an anti-virus vendor or have been confirmed by a large computer company or your best friend. ALL virus warnings should be sent to [name of responsible person] only. It is their job to notify everybody of virus warnings. A virus warning which comes from any other source should be ignored.”
Keep informed about hoaxes
Keep informed about hoaxes by visiting the hoaxes pages at the Sophos website
Don’t forward chain letters
Don’t forward a chain letter, even if it offers you rewards for doing so, or claims to be distributing useful information.
From “Sophos A to Z of Computer Security”
