Fighting malware and spam

The use of malware by criminal groups

Bob Burls Police Central e-Crime Unit

This presentation will follow the evolution of malware over the past decade using examples of how malware is being used by the modern computer criminal.

The content comprises examples from investigations conducted by the speaker and will include: botnet architecture (IRC, HTTP and peer-to-peer), malware affiliation schemes, Internet worms, Denial of Service attacks and banking trojans.

As well as malware some examples of the tools used by criminal groups will also be discussed.

The VB Seminar takes place Thursday 19 April 2012 at the OU campus, Milton Keynes, UK. Secure your place by booking online now. (Or download a PDF copy of the booking form and fax the completed form to us on +44 (0)1865 543153.)