MarchMichelangelo Virus: Big Threat, Little DamageMarch 6, 1992 A pastor in Georgia booting up his computer to write his church newsletter. A couple of PCs at an AT&T office in New Jersey. A Boston University lab computer. Hundreds of PCs, including an estimated 750 computers used by pharmacists in South Africa, lose data and disk drives after a virus timed to act on Michelangelo’s birthday strikes their PCs, The New York Times reports.It could have been worse. The virus, created by an unknown malicious code writer, spreads via infected floppy disks and heightens public awareness about the reliance on IBM-compatible PCs as business desktop tools?and the potential impact for lost work. Security specialists beg PC users to scan their machines with antivirus software. But while observers credit these efforts with preventing a worldwide virus outbreak, it doesn’t help a civil engineering firm in Japan, which tells the Reuters news agency that it has lost up to $30,000 in architectural drawings and data on three PCs. A spokesman says, “It was a lot of work. We’re furious.” Related content brandpost Who’s paying your data integration tax? Reducing your data integration tax will get you one step closer to value—let’s start today. By Sandrine Ghosh Jun 05, 2023 4 mins Data Management feature 13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation IT leaders too often find themselves behind on business-critical transformation efforts due to gaps in the technical, leadership, and business skills necessary to execute and drive change. By Stephanie Overby Jun 05, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Skills tip 3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in particul By Diana Bersohn and Mauricio Bermudez-Neubauer Jun 05, 2023 5 mins CIO Accenture Emerging Technology case study Merck Life Sciences banks on RPA to streamline regulatory compliance Automated bots assisted in compliance, thereby enabling the company to increase revenue and save precious human hours, freeing up staff for higher-level tasks. By Yashvendra Singh Jun 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation Robotic Process Automation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe