Now there is a even a day for specific portions of your computer hardware. I can't wait until, "National Defrag your harddrive day" or "National Empty Your Deleted Items Day". The following is an excerpt from News.com.
Security firms put up 'Personal Firewall Day'
Straddling the line between public service and marketing, Microsoft and a handful of security companies are sponsoring a campaign to heighten consumer security awareness and have declared Jan. 15 "Personal Firewall Day."
The campaign features a Web site hosted by TruSecure, the Virginia-based security company whose employee first came up with the idea for a consumer-oriented security day. The Web site sports vendor-neutral advice for home PC users on how to secure their systems.
"If it becomes a perception that the Internet is a dangerous place to walk at night, that hurts us all," said Fred Felman, vice president of marketing for security software maker Zone Labs, which is a supporter of Personal Firewall Day.
Paul Robertson, director of risk assessment with TruSecure and the original proponent of the idea, said that safer home systems mean a more secure Internet in general.
Ido not believe I have to worry about adding a firewall. I run three routers in series with nating. If someone gets into my system, they deserve to get in.
And do not forget to mark your calendar! SysAdmin Day is coming up on Friday, the 30th of July. Yep, it's real. The guy that thought this one up has some real good ideas. I imagine Hallmark will even make a card up for it soon. Hey, this is free enterprise at its best.
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