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'Once bitten does not, it seems, make twice shy for spammers.’ Helen Martin, Virus Bulletin.
Read moreRichard Ford (Florida Institute of Technology)
Richard Ford and William Allen, both teachers of malware courses at Florida Institute of Technology, present their views on the teaching of virus writing as part of security courses.
Read moreMartin Overton looks at the use of CAPTCHAs in web security and at how cybercriminals are making increasing attempts to evade them.
Read moreA high prevalence of Linux/Rst-B seen recently on hacked Linux boxes is not due to ingenious spreading mechanisms or Linux users swapping binaries, but due to a proliferation of infected hacking tools. Billy McCourt has the details of this real,…
Read more'It may even come to pass that an entire class of malware gets forgotten because they are rarely heard of any longer.' Kurt Wismer.
Read moreWith a new set of samples to measure detection against, a new platform on new hardware and a selection of new products in the mix, John Hawes had his work cut out in this comparative review on Windows XP SP3.
Read moreHeuristic detection can provide valuable assistance to help security analysts in achieving zero-day malware detection. Newaz Rafiq and Yida Mao discuss a novel heuristic detection technique with a high level of accuracy and a high level of…
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