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Never mind having fun: are we safe yet?

David Harley (ESET)

David Harley reviews Michael Miller's 'Is it safe?' and finds a book that’s largely accurate and well written - a relative rarity for a book on computer security.

Phishing rises as spam takes a dip

MessageLabs report shows an increase in phishing and a slight drop in spam levels.

Dismissed employee pleads not guilty to planting malware

Contractor accused of leaving malicious script as parting gift to US mortgage firm Fanny Mae.

Google confesses to human error

Search engine giant apologises for temporarily labelling every site a danger.

It’s time for a change

James Wolfe calls for more scientific research, innovation and a change in the methodologies used in the fight against malware.

Anti-spam testing: frequently given answers

Martijn Grooten (Virus Bulletin)

Martijn Grooten answers some of the common queries raised by vendors about the proposed test set-up for VB's upcoming anti-spam comparative testing.

First offender punished under New Zealand anti-spam law

Spammer faces NZD 100,000 fine.

Surveillance chief and AV firm accused of corruption

Rumblings of shady deals, bribery and underhand tactics in Chinese AV market.

Hacker in demand

Romanian hacker impresses Italian authorities with intellect.

CCC 25C3

Morton Swimmer (Trend Micro)

Upon leaving the 25th Chaos Communication Congress, Morton Swimmer concluded that 2009 is going to be a very interesting year – but not in a good way. Here he provides a full round up of the research presented at the event.