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Martijn Grooten (Virus Bulletin)
Martijn Grooten presents a round-up of the first annual APWG eCrime Researchers Sync-Up.
Read moreRaul Alvarez takes a look at a lesser known stealth technology - the alternate data stream.
Read moreMcAfee glitch prevents addresses starting with the letter 'A' from receiving mail.
Read moreTwo years on, stolen card details from Heartland breach still being used.
Read moreTerry Zink (Microsoft)
Previously Terry Zink has looked at how SMTP works, email headers, SPF, SenderID and DKIM. But what about some practical realities? How well do these technologies work in real life? Can we use them to solve actual problems? Here he describes a real…
Read moreWith the passage of bill C-28 in December, Canada became the last of the G-8 countries to make spamming illegal. John Levine, who was involved in the development of the bill, outlines the new law and its implications.
Read moreDrawing on some parallels with molecular biology, the W32/Flibi virus attempts to evolve new behaviours in order to evade detection. Peter Ferrie has the details.
Read moreKyle Yang (Fortinet)
Axelle Apvrille (Fortinet)
Until recently, malware on mobile devices had not been used for organized crime involving large amounts of money. This changed when the infamous Zeus gang, known for targeting online banking, started to show a clear interest in infecting mobile…
Read moreMac security in general attracts a lot of attention these days, and with this in mind David Harley reviews a book that aims to help Mac developers build security into their apps from the beginning of the development process.
Read moreDmitry Bestuzhev (Kaspersky Lab)
'The issue facing even the most experienced users is how to distinguish between fake and legitimate antivirus solutions before installing them on a computer.' Dmitry Bestuzhev, Kaspersky Lab
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