Bulletin

An indispensable source of reference for anyone concerned with computer security, the Bulletin is the forum through which leading security researchers publish the latest security research and information in a bid to share knowledge with the security community. Publications cover the latest threats, new developments and techniques in the security landscape, opinions from respected members of the industry, and more. The Bulletin archives offer informative articles going back to 1989. Our editorial team is happy to hear from anyone interested in submitting a paper for publication.

AV vendors suffer DNS redirection

Vendor websites hit by DNS redirection attack.

What, no prevalence?

VB prevalence table takes a break.

Android security perceptions challenged

Google presents data to suggest Android devices are a lot less susceptible to malware than commonly believed.

Richard Ford (Florida Institute of Technology)

Over the last decade or so, security has steadily become more of an issue for OS vendors due to the changing threat environment. Mark Fioravanti and Richard Ford look to the past in search of a secure operating system.

UK gets Cyber Academy

UK's information security skills receive a boost.

Taiwan gets free malware database

Public malware database launched in a bid to help boost cybersecurity.

Syria seeks ethical hackers

Conflict-ridden nation seeks security experts.

Nedsym spamming

Despite recent declines, spam still accounts for more than 70% of all email sent. Why does this happen? He Xu exposes the tip of the iceberg by analysing a recent spambot which is driven by the Andromeda botnet: Win32/Nedsym.G.

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All kinds of amazing things can be done in JavaScript, especially when the size is constrained. However, when you take size-optimization techniques, combine them with structure and variable-name obfuscations and cram in every malicious action that…