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Security-conscious processors

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 12, 2004

AMD and Intel prep technology to prevent buffer overflows at the hardware level.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 29, 2003

Anti-spam legislation in place.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 19, 2003

Calculating the average cost of a virus attack - estimates or guesstimates?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 18, 2003

Computer security experts prepare to become special constables.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2003

IronPort Systems to purchase SpamCop

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 1, 2003

Increase in spam in lead up to holiday season.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 15, 2003

Virus Bulletin calls for all speakers papers.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 4, 2003

Is BitDefender really staffed by Romanian vampire hackers...?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 1, 2003

US Senate approves federal anti-spam legislation.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 1, 2003

VB plans to present a selection of news and articles on spam and anti-spam techniques - some technical, some ethical, some relating to real-world experiences of dealing with spam.

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95% of spam monetized through three banks

Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers.
Financial infrastructure possible bottleneck for spammers. In a recently published paper, researchers from the University of California found that 95 per cent of spamvertised… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/05/95-spam-monetized-through-three-banks/

Users divided about customer liability for online fraud losses

Many users worried about lack of knowledge.
Many users worried about lack of knowledge. In a poll of more than 700 visitors to the VB website, users were divided on whether or not it is fair for online banking customers to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/05/users-divided-about-customer-liability-online-fraud-losses/

Users of online banking 'should have adequate protection'

New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft.
New UK banking code says customers who keep their PCs secure will not be responsible for losses due to online theft. A new banking code launched earlier this week by the British'… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/04/users-online-banking-should-have-adequate-protection/

Meta-phishing

Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site.
Phishing warning contains link to... phishing site. The anti-malware industry can congratulate itself for there being an increasing awareness among users about phishing. Users are… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/02/meta-phishing/

Help for victims of e-crime

Cybercrime support website launched.
Cybercrime support website launched. A website dedicated to helping victims of online crime and other incidents has been launched in the UK. The site, www.e-victims.org, aims to… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2008/01/help-victims-e-crime/

One in four consider online banking unsafe

Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk free.
Virus Bulletin finds that one in four users consider online banking to be unsafe, but manage their accounts online regardless, while 50% of users consider online banking to be risk… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2007/11/one-four-consider-online-banking-unsafe/

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Security-conscious processors

US and UK spam legislation in place

Number crunching

SAS - the SysAsmin Service?

SpamCop snapped up

Seasonal spamming

VB2004 call for papers

The menace within

Unanimous vote for CAN-SPAM Act

New VB Spam Supplement