Security professionals are, almost by definition, inclined to be skeptical (not to say paranoid) by nature, and among the least likely to say without irony "It must be true, I read it on Wikipedia!" Those of us who specialize in anti-malware research not only share these traits, but are also accustomed to being considered incompetent or downright crooked, not to mention the still widely-held belief that we write all the viruses. (I considered what I think are some of the reasons for all that in an article for Virus Bulletin a couple of years ago, by the way.)
So it's a pleasant surprise to come across a Wikipedia entry that's not only painstakingly accurate (to the point that the author went to the trouble of asking me to check its accuracy), but complimentary towards its subject despite his longstanding association with anti-virus research. :)
Author/reviewer/consultant (etc) Robert Slade's contributions to the common weal are not restricted to anti-virus, of course: his name is well known in (ISC)2 circles, and his longstanding book review project is a seriously useful resource. It's a pleasure to see an old friend and colleague (we wrote a book on viruses together some years ago) get some of the recognition he deserves. Cheers, Rob!


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