You know those cost-of-virus stats, Nimbda cost n billion, CodeRed cost x billion, and so on? Ever wonder how those numbers are generated? They're made up. Wired News covers the story of Computer Economics, a firm charged with producing numbers-by-rectum.
"We're starting to hear reports from people, stating that they know for a fact that their co-workers are opening viruses to get a 'vacation day.'" Erbschloe said sometimes it's a deliberate act of sabotage because employees hate their job, or they just want to knock the network offline so that they can relax for a day.
