Sun, sea and security

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 28, 2005

14th Annual EICAR meeting was a success

The historical island of Malta was the setting for the 14th Annual EICAR meeting last month. With the sun beating down and an ocean view from the breakfast table, it took a little will power to venture inside for the start of the conference, but a well planned two-stream conference programme with some accomplished presenters proved to be plenty to keep delegates engaged for the two days of the conference.

The full report can be found at http://www.virusbtn.com/articles/virusbulletin/conferencereports/2005/06_03.xml.

Posted on 28 May 2005 by Virus Bulletin

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