Reply to post:

Das Reboot: Uni forces 38,000 students, staff to queue, show their papers for password reset following 'cyber attack'

chivo243 Silver badge
Windows

"..a more efficient and effective way of cleaning PCs than running about with USB drives and sticking green stickers."

There has to be, but some educational institutes don't have the tools or techs to use the tools. Back in the early 2000s we chased NIMDA and KLEEZ with the sneaker net attack. Even after disconnecting every computer from the network(phase 1) and running to each computer to stick in a floppy to remove both offenders (phase 2) it didn't work. WE still had to do it like 3 more times.

I would hope each staffer and student who had to run the clean on their computers would get a discount on tuition or staff could ask for overtime?

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon