During her arrest she miscarried her baby and her career as teacher was finished. A heart condition landed her in the hospital and last year she was fired from Home Depot after an employee posted news clippings about her trial in the employee lounge.

After her conviction in January 2007, and after looking at the evidence, Alex Eckelberry, the CEO of Sunbelt Software and other security professionals concluded she was wrongly convicted. Last November she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, paid U$100 fine and had her state teaching license revoked.

Spyware, malware, and viruses, can have dire consequences. The previous incident was just an extreme example of how wrong things can go. Some of our customers have been affected by similar threats making their computers unusable and putting their data at risk.

Besides being diligent about your backups and data recovery practices, you need to be sure your computer and network is being properly protected against these threats. Ask your IT Technician which steps are being taken to protect your network against Internet threats.