The mission of the Allen Chamber is to support our members through programs that promote business development and encourage economic growth, educational excellence and legislative advocacy.
Executive Committee
Bob Rothe, Chair
Fortune Financial Services
Sheila McKinney, Chair-Elect
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
Izzie Waller, Past Chair
RCL Enterprises
Patti McKee, Treasurer
Community Credit Union
Griff Moore
Atrium Financial Services
Maxine Sweet
Experian
Sharon Mayer, President/CEO
Allen Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Dr. Toni Jenkins
Collin County Community College
Kathy Litinas
An Ideal Arrangement
Sonia Malone
Allen Premium Outlets
Rudy Mann
Sunbelt Telecommunications
Danny McLarty
MBA Architects, Inc.
Jenny Preston
Allen Independent School District
Charisse Reaume
Allen Economic Development Corporation
Chris Ryan
Xtera Communications
T. Randall (Randy) Sandifer
Attorney at Law
Worley Stein
American National Bank
Andy Stewart
Compliments
Peter Vargas
City of Allen
Jim Waldbauer
BW2 Engineers
Staff
Pam Fechter
Membership
Carol Rodgers
Operations
Use following link to view the latest Member Buy Member participant list:
www.allenchamber.com
The Chamber would like to acknowledge and thank the following major investors
Platinum Investors
Experian
HIT Entetainment
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
RCL Enterprises
Sunbelt Telecommunications, Inc.
Gold Investors
Carter & Burgess
Community Credit Union
Crest Place Apartments
Frullati Cafe and Bakery
FSI International
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
Metro-Optix, Inc.
Micron Techology
Mykrolis Corporation
Oncor Group
Sage Telecom, Inc.
Sam's Club #4743 Plano/East
Suncreek Family Dentistry
Trammell Crow Company
Twin Creeks Master Planned Community
Washington Mutual Bank
Xtera Communications, Inc.
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Trendy Viruses
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
There’s good reason for IT departments to take such action
and to be concerned. According to an end-of-year report on e-mail, security
firm MessageLabs said
it found one virus in every 212 e-mails in 2002, or one virus every three
seconds. Unleashing just one of those viral programs can lead to a loss of
data, spread the virus further, and create other security problems for
companies.
Malicious
codes—a general term for programs such as Trojan horses, viruses, and worms
that produce undesired results—are also becoming more sophisticated. This makes
it more difficult, but not impossible, for security experts to stay on top
of the problem. Codes created a few years ago tended to take the form of one
type of program, while many of the newer codes are hybrids, combining some of
the attributes of worms and viruses, for example.
Some of the more popular—or widespread attacks—include the
following:
FriendGreetings.com—An e-mail sent “from a friend” urges
the recipient to visit a Web site and download a greeting card. Instead of a
card, the download is an application that will install mass mailing software on
the recipient’s computer and send spam to everyone listed in his or her address
book. Legitimate e-greetings should never be downloaded—they should always be a
link to a specific Web page.
Yaha—This virus, originally intended to create a denial of
service attack on the Pakistan government’s Web site, can bring down
security/AV programs on computers. There are different variants of this virus,
which has been found in some form in 100 countries.
Klez—When unleashed, this worm hides the executable files
of computer programs. It usually arrives via e-mail, sometimes with a subject
header that claims to offer Klez immunity.
Screensavers and other files—Unsolicited e-mails
containing screensavers, wallpaper, or even seemingly harmless README.EXE files
should always be treated with caution or deleted.
There are certainly more malicious codes circulating than
those listed here, as a quick glance at most Internet security sites will
indicate. That’s why business and home computer users should check those Web
sites regularly, keep their security software up to date, and treat suspicious
e-mails with caution.
Reprinted by
permission, uschamber.com, February 2003.
Copyright 2003, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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