Running with the Red Queen

If you've ever read the Alice series of books, or are an evolutionary scientist you'll know about the Red Queen. This describes how creatures evolve side by side in a constant race; cats evolve sharper eyes so birds have to do the same to spot them if they’re going to avoid being left on my carpet as a ‘present’ from Tiddles.

So the news that virus writers are moving away form email comes as no surprise. Although there’s still a few fools who open attachments from strangers they are a dying breed and computer crackers just move onto the next big thing.

So don’t prepare for the last war, get busy with the next one!