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Virus Bulletin announces student tickets for VB2015

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 15, 2015

87% discount for students and the option to give a lightning talk.

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Throwback Thursday: Double Trouble / The Perfect Couple

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 14, 2015

Once again this Throwback Thursday, we bring you not one but two (related) pieces from the archives as VB heads back to the mid-90s when a new era of viruses was believed to be dawning.

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Book review: The Florentine Deception, by Carey Nachenberg

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 13, 2015

John Hawes reviews Carey Nachenberg's debut novel.

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Book review: Data and Goliath, by Bruce Schneier

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 11, 2015

Paul Baccas reviews Data and Goliath 'The Hidden Battles to Collect You Data and Control Your World', by Bruce Schneier.

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Throwback Thursday: When Love came to Town

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 7, 2015

Once again this Throwback Thursday, we bring you not one but two (related) pieces from the archives as VB heads back to 2000 in the week of the 15th anniversary of the LoveLetter virus.

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You are your own threat model

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 5, 2015

For most people, the biggest security threat is that of themselves doing something they shouldn't do.

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Report: six anti-virus solutions pass annual Linux test

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   May 1, 2015

Clean sweep of passes in VB100 test on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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POODLE is the brown M&Ms of security

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 30, 2015

Just because it won't be exploited, doesn't mean you shouldn't patch it.

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Throwback Thursday: Regina v Christopher Pile: The Inside Story & Off with his Head!

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 30, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, we bring you not one but two (related) pieces from the archives as VB heads back to 1996 to look at events surrounding the issuing of the UK's first custodial sentence for writing and distributing computer viruses.

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Report: 15 solutions achieve VBSpam award

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 28, 2015

Test process also uncovers job spam illustrative of trend.

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July issue of VB published

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VBConnect: the Virus Bulletin conference goes social

New tool aims to enhance conference networking opportunities.
New tool aims to enhance conference networking opportunities. For many in the security industry, the Virus Bulletin conference is the highlight of their busy events calendar, and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2012/06/vbconnect-conference-goes-social/

June issue of VB published

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May issue of VB published

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April issue of VB published

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Spam catch rates drop in latest VBSpam test

Catch rates significantly lower than in previous months.
Catch rates significantly lower than in previous months. In the latest VBSpam comparative test, 20 solutions achieved a VBSpam award, but the majority displayed significantly lower… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2012/03/spam-catch-rates-drop-latest-vbspam-test/

March issue of VB published

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February issue of VB published

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January issue of VB published

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December issue of VB published

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Latest VBSpam certification results published

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.
Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available. The results of the November VBSpam comparative review have been announced, with more distinction showing between… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/latest-vbspam-certification-results-published/

November issue of VB published

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The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The November 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/november-issue-vb-published/

October issue of VB published

The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The October issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The October 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/10/october-issue-vb-published/

Latest VBSpam certification results published

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.
Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available. The results of the September VBSpam comparative review have been announced. This month's VBSpam test sees 23… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/latest-vbspam-certification-results-published/

September issue of VB published

The September issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The September issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The September 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/09/september-issue-vb-published/

August issue of VB published

The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The August issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The August 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/08/august-issue-vb-published/

Latest VBSpam certification results published

Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available.
Latest VBSpam results published - full report now also available. The results of the July VBSpam comparative review have been announced. The 14th VBSpam test showed both a number… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/latest-vbspam-certification-results-published/

July issue of VB published

The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The July issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The July 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/july-issue-vb-published/

VB100 for Windows Server 2008 results published

Latest VB100 results published - full report now also available.
Latest VB100 results published - full report now also available. The results of the VB100 comparative review on Windows Server 2008 R2 have been announced. This month's test… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/windows-server-2008-results-published/

June issue of VB published

The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
The June issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download. The June 2011 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/june-issue-vb-published/

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