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VB2014 paper: OPSEC for security researchers

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 19, 2015

Vicente Diaz teaches researchers the basics of OPSEC.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 16, 2015

End-to-end encryption makes spam filtering more difficult.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 15, 2015

Proposals could cause serious damage to business and the economy, and are unlikely to stop terrorism.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 13, 2015

James Wyke looks at malware that takes extra steps to frustrate researchers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 12, 2015

Company unhappy with Google going full disclosure on privilege escalation vulnerability.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 8, 2015

Irfan Asrar looks at the security of the operating system used in many IoT devices.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 6, 2015

See which anti-malware and anti-spam solutions achieved certification.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 6, 2015

Ahmed Zaki and Benjamin Humphrey describe a system they built for the automated detection of rootkit behaviour.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 5, 2015

See you in Prague - and on the Internet!

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 22, 2014

Second edition of 'botnet fighting conference' another great success.

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Storm e-card malware keeps on coming

No end to flood of fake friendly greetings.
No end to flood of fake friendly greetings. A further wave of e-cards carrying links to 'Storm' malware (various labelled Nuwar, Peacomm, Dorf, Zhelatin) has been hitting inboxes… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/storm-e-card-malware-keeps-coming/

House of Lords warns of e-crime fears

Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers.
Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers. A major report by the Science and Technology Committee of the UK's House of Lords has found the internet to be rife… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/house-lords-warns-e-crime-fears/

Worries of Storm forming massive botnet

DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom.
DDoS danger looms as infection levels boom. Repeated waves of the 'Storm' trojan attacks continue to be spammed out, with the latest using more eCards to hook in still more… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/08/worries-storm-forming-massive-botnet/

Spam barrages take down filters, networks

Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.
Report shows increase in spam bombardment attacks.MessageLabs' monthly report on the latest trends in spam has warned of an alarming rise in 'spam spikes', targeted attacks which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/06/spam-barrages-take-down-filters-networks/

Estonian websites suffer wave of DoS attacks

Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare.
Baltic republic accuses Russia of cyber-warfare. A wave of denial of service (DoS) attacks on Estonian websites has prompted the Estonian government to accuse its neighbour of… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/estonian-websites-suffer-wave-dos-attacks/

Botnet DoS no longer profitable

Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere.
Extortion attacks fall as herders find easier money elsewhere. The use of armies of botnets to carry out denial-of-service attacks on lucrative websites, as a method of extorting… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/botnet-dos-no-longer-profitable/

DoS attacks support political unrest

Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites.
Estonia rioting backed up by attacks on government websites. Severe rioting in Estonia, sparked by anger over the removal of a Russian monument from a prominent war memorial, has… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/05/dos-attacks-support-political-unrest/

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New VB100 and VBSpam test results published

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Virus Bulletin wishes you a great 2015

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