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<blockquote data-quote="danb" data-source="post: 867646" data-attributes="member: 62850">The initial target audience was my local clients who used to ask me all of the time &quot;I have antivirus software, how did I get a virus?&quot;&nbsp; I had been asked this question, almost verbatim, hundreds of times.&nbsp; Even though I knew the answer, it was difficult to explain to my clients (especially the novice ones) why traditional AV was not able to block all infections.&nbsp; Eventually I put it in the most simple terms and settled on &quot;your antivirus is a filter, and you are assuming that it is a lock&quot; as my explanation for their question.&nbsp; It was at that time that I was up at 3am fixing two laptops with the same malware that I came up with the idea for a tangible toggling computer lock, so I am certain that being asked this question is what led me to the idea for VS.&nbsp; But now, I would say that our target audience is any web connected device that needs a tangible toggling computer lock, which is actually not that well defined.&nbsp; Keep in mind that VS can be configured to not allow any new, non-whitelisted items until it is approved by an admin in the web management console, so there probably is a pretty large target audience.Yes, I try to limit my discussion as much as possible on the user experience and the basics of how VS works.&nbsp; I would prefer not to go into details for a lot of reasons, but mainly because it would look like shameless self promotion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="danb, post: 867646, member: 62850"] The initial target audience was my local clients who used to ask me all of the time "I have antivirus software, how did I get a virus?" I had been asked this question, almost verbatim, hundreds of times. Even though I knew the answer, it was difficult to explain to my clients (especially the novice ones) why traditional AV was not able to block all infections. Eventually I put it in the most simple terms and settled on "your antivirus is a filter, and you are assuming that it is a lock" as my explanation for their question. It was at that time that I was up at 3am fixing two laptops with the same malware that I came up with the idea for a tangible toggling computer lock, so I am certain that being asked this question is what led me to the idea for VS. But now, I would say that our target audience is any web connected device that needs a tangible toggling computer lock, which is actually not that well defined. Keep in mind that VS can be configured to not allow any new, non-whitelisted items until it is approved by an admin in the web management console, so there probably is a pretty large target audience. Yes, I try to limit my discussion as much as possible on the user experience and the basics of how VS works. I would prefer not to go into details for a lot of reasons, but mainly because it would look like shameless self promotion ;). [/QUOTE]

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