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Science & Tech Quote by Glenn Turner

"After all, just one virus on a computer is one too many"

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There is a coachs-room bluntness to Glenn Turner's line: the logic is deliberately unsentimental, almost parental. One virus isnt an "issue to monitor"; its a breach. By framing the problem in the smallest possible unit, Turner turns cybersecurity into the kind of threshold athletes live by: one false step, one lapse in focus, and the whole play collapses.

The intent is preventative, not diagnostic. Hes not talking about how malware works; hes talking about how humans fail. "After all" signals impatience with excuses and half-measures, the weary tone of someone whos heard people normalize avoidable risk because the system still "seems fine". The subtext is about zero tolerance, but not in a punitive way: in a clarity-of-standards way. In sport, you dont wait for your hamstring to fully tear before you change your training. Turner's analogy tries to import that mindset into a domain where people often bargain with danger.

Context matters here because computers invite complacency: infections can be invisible, damage delayed, consequences outsourced to IT. Calling a single virus "one too many" rejects the modern habit of accepting low-grade contamination as the price of convenience. Its also a small rebuke to a culture that treats security like optional equipment rather than basic hygiene. The line works because it simplifies without dumbing down: it makes the moral math feel obvious, then quietly dares you to admit youre still cutting corners.

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Glenn Turner (born May 26, 1947) is a Athlete from New Zealand.

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