A mostly Lou Holtz Fable

by Tim Sullivan on October 16, 2009 · 0 comments

HoltzIn celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month I’ve adopted one of Lou Holtz’s little stories. Lou has a special way of delivering a message. I recently caught this nugget:

The organization had just experienced a severe data breach. Everybody, Anybody, Somebody, and Nobody – they were all given an important task.

“Everybody was to do it. Everybody felt sure that Somebody would do it, because Anybody could do it, but Nobody did it.

Somebody got mad because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody felt that because Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Somebody didn’t do it.

In the end Everybody got mad at Somebody because Nobody did what Anybody could do.”

-L.Holtz

It’s a funny delivery but with a serious message. Admins and users need to stay aware of what’s happening with their email. Reveiw your current email usage policies and security posture to make sure you don’t have any vulnerable areas. You can implement one of Mailprotector’s award winning services to help mitigate email-borne threats: spam, Trojans, viruses, etc. Don’t fall prey to the cyber tricksters! Happy National Cyber Security Awareness Month!

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