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Throwback Thursday: Through the Administrator's Eye

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 23, 2015

This Throwback Thursday, VB heads back to 1997 with 'Through the Administrator's Eye'.

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VB2015 offer for new security companies

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 23, 2015

Write an article for the Bulletin, get a half-price ticket for the conference.

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Registration for VB2015 has opened

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 22, 2015

Early bird discounts available for registrations made before 30 June.

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Ross Anderson awarded BCS Lovelace Medal

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 17, 2015

Cambridge professor to deliver VB2015 keynote.

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Throwback Thursday: The Unbearable Lightness of Testing

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 16, 2015

VB gets in on the Throwback Thursday act, delving into the archives.

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Does it matter if my banking password is 'Prague'?

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 16, 2015

Users do choose weak passwords, but they aren't as big a problem as we think.

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Volatile Cedar campaign - cyber espionage isn't just for large nation states

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 2, 2015

Details of malware to be discussed at VB2015.

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Virus Bulletin announces two VB2015 keynotes

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 2, 2015

Ross Anderson and Costin Raiu to deliver keynote addresses at 25th Virus Bulletin conference.

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Google 'suspends' CNNIC from Chrome's certificate store

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 2, 2015

Chinese certificate authority told to re-apply.

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VB2014 paper: Swipe away, we're watching you

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Apr 2, 2015

Hong Kei Chan and Liang Huang describe the various aspects and the evolution of point-of-sale malware.

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Vietnamese botnet-keeper arrested

Student launched DDoS attacks 'just for fun'.
Student launched DDoS attacks 'just for fun'. A Hanoi student who used the forums he ran to recruit and control a botnet has been arrested. The as-yet-unnamed youth used the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/vietnamese-botnet-keeper-arrested/

Virus writers continue targeting Microsoft's latest ideas

Another piece of malware for MS Powershell.
Another piece of malware for MS Powershell. Another piece of malware for Microsoft's Powershell is making the news. The script virus exploits the new command shell, formerly known… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/virus-writers-continue-targeting-microsoft-s-latest-ideas/

Apple releases patches - Mac debate rumbles on

Are Macs safer than Windows PCs? Oh yes they are... Oh no they're not.. etc.
Are Macs safer than Windows PCs? Oh yes they are... Oh no they're not.. etc. Spokespeople for various AV companies continue to add to the 'are Macs safer?' debate kicked off last… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/apple-releases-patches-mac-debate-rumbles/

Supermarket scammed by hacker employees

Supermarket sweep.
Supermarket sweep. In a plot mirroring the Mike Judge comedy Office Space, a team of supermarket employees in Manama created trojan software to tweak company databases and steal… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/supermarket-scammed-hacker-employees/

Rain of phish hits UK

Single botnet responsible for 8 million phishing emails.
Single botnet responsible for 8 million phishing emails. A single botnet has unleashed over 8 million phishing emails on UK targets over the last few days, according to mail… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/rain-phish-hits-uk/

Security products scoop sales top ten

Strong sales for security products in June.
Strong sales for security products in June. A hefty seven of the top 10 software products sold over the counter in June were security-related, according to sales tracking… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/security-products-scoop-sales-top-ten/

F-Secure announces healthy figures

Finnish AV firm shows strong performance.
Finnish AV firm shows strong performance.F-Secure's latest financial announcement reports a 35% growth in revenues, and an 88% growth in operating profits. The success is put down… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/f-secure-announces-healthy-figures/

Symantec, McAfee suffer bugs

Norton and VirusScan afflicted.
Norton and VirusScan afflicted.Symantec has issued details of a minor bug in its Norton AV software - a recent update left some users seeing confusing messages claiming the… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/symantec-mcafee-suffer-bugs/

Interpol site spoofed

Beware fake international police organizations...
Beware fake international police organizations... Practitioners of ur-phish, the 419 scam, have set up a doctored mirror of Interpol's website, as a ruse to ease victims' worries… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/interpol-site-spoofed/

BBC hypes 'more than 95% spam rate'

Shock figure drawn from dubious source.
Shock figure drawn from dubious source. The BBC online news website has published an article under the headline 'More than 95% of e-mail is "junk"'. The report, which was linked… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/bbc-hypes-more-95-spam-rate/

Sysinternals goes the Microsoft way

Microsoft acquires company behind the Sysinternals range of freeware tools.
Microsoft acquires company behind the Sysinternals range of freeware tools.Microsoft announced the acquisition last month of privately held Winternals Software LP - the company… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/sysinternals-goes-microsoft-way/

Market consolidation

Mergers in the anti-spam market.
Mergers in the anti-spam market. Anti-spam and messaging security company CipherTrust announced last month that it is to be acquired by Secure Computing.CipherTrust - which… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/market-consolidation/

Anti-phishing best practices

Anti-phishing recommendations for ISPs and mailbox providers.
Anti-phishing recommendations for ISPs and mailbox providers. A new set of best practices to combat phishing has been released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/anti-phishing-best-practices/

Linux magazine prints rootkit how-to

Arming sys admins with all they need to know to write a rootkit...
Arming sys admins with all they need to know to write a rootkit... Imaginatively named magazine for Linux users Linux Magazine has published an article entitled 'How to write a… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/linux-magazine-prints-rootkit-how/

New and revised laws

New anti-spam laws prepared and old ones revisited.
New anti-spam laws prepared and old ones revisited. One of the world's top spam-sending hot spots is currently preparing for the launch of its first anti-spam laws. Together with… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/new-and-revised-laws/

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 2006 issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to browse online or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/august-issue-vb-published/

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Supply of data to spammers stopped

Database thief charged.
Database thief charged. A US man has been charged with stealing a database of US physicians with the intention of selling it on to spammers. Forty-six-year-old William Bailey, Jr… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/supply-data-spammers-stopped/

More on the XP comparative

Setting the record straight.
Setting the record straight. In VB's June 2006 comparative review it was reported that the Norman product behaved badly, with repeated crashes on dealing with infected or… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/08/more-xp-comparative/

Big bucks

AV software revenues increase.
AV software revenues increase. Anti-virus software revenues reached $4 billion worldwide last year - an increase of 13.6% on the previous year - according to industry analyst… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2006/07/big-bucks/

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