May issue of VB published

Posted by Virus Bulletin on May 1, 2006

The May issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.

The May 2006 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or download in PDF format.

Just a few of the things this month's issue has in store are:

Local issues: Kaoru Hayashi explains some of the issues surrounding regional threats.
A new metric: Oren Drori and Nicky Pappo present their model for calculating malware penetration probability during an outbreak.
A different angle: Aleksander Czarnowski takes a look at one of the largely undocumented aspects of penetration testing: rootkit installation for profiling system security at local level.
Product review - eTrust Internet Security Suite: Matt Ham takes an indepth look at CA's eTrust ISS.
Turn off your PC!: Tomer Honen explains why being mugged at gunpoint could cost you less than being the target of the next multi-stage phishing attack.

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Posted on 01 May 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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