July 23, 2010, 11:27AM
Dell Blames Malware on Human Error
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Dell said human error was to blame for mistakes which led it to ship a
number of replacement server motherboards to customers pre-loaded with
spyware. The company declined to say whether it was running anti-virus
software at its factory but said it had taken 16 steps to improve
processes. Read the full article. [The Register]
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Step 1: Do not ship motherboard with spyware.