Anti-spam legislation in place.
Calculating the average cost of a virus attack - estimates or guesstimates?
Computer security experts prepare to become special constables.
Increase in spam in lead up to holiday season.
Increase in spam in lead up to holiday season.
IronPort Systems to purchase SpamCop
IronPort Systems to purchase SpamCop
Virus Bulletin calls for all speakers papers.
Is BitDefender really staffed by Romanian vampire hackers...?
US Senate approves federal anti-spam legislation.
VB plans to present a selection of news and articles on spam and anti-spam techniques - some technical, some ethical, some relating to real-world experiences of dealing with spam.
US Senate approves federal anti-spam legislation.
Helen Martin recounts the Virus Bulletin conference.
Pete Sergeant responds to an article by a SecurityFocus columnist, which hints that Linux users really don't need to worry about viruses.
US Congress starts to take computer security seriously, four alleged malware writers arrested...
Teenager suspected of creating Blaster variant faces arrest.
On 22 August 2003 anti-virus experts and sysadmins worldwide waited to discover what events, if any, would unfold when Sobig.F began a synchronized attack.
Symantec pays $62.5m for a software patent, considers litigation against infringing competitors.
Welsh virus-writer shown justice, not mercy
Will Microsoft's second attempt at entering the anti-virus field result in the 'vast shake-up' of the AV industry that was expected last time?
Ontario plays host to VB2003 and NTBugtraq Retreat.
Your thoughts on the University of Calgary's proposals to teach virus writing in its course on computer viruses and malware.
Microsoft announces acquisition of anti-virus technology.
University course teaches students to write malware.
US Army gets serious about anti-virus.
Virus writers plead stupidity...
Microsoft supporting secure code initiative at University of Leeds
A US report claims that sentences for computer-related crimes are too harsh.
Lindows teams up with Central Command to sell Linux anti-virus - a step in the right direction, but perhaps not far enough...
Watch out for your marketing department...
Details of the VB2003 conference programme announced ...
Submit your papers for VB2003 now!
Submit your papers for VB2003 now!
NAI lands itself a hefty fine...
Author of Gokar, Redesi and Admirer jailed for two years.
01 February 2003
Two organizations send viruses to mailing list subscribers...
VB predicts: 'Beagle's bark worse than its bite', 'Beware of Bagles in the morning', 'The Beagle has landed', ad nauseam.
Trend estimates $5b virus damage in 2003, monoculture blues, Symantec 'reels from week of mishaps', more MiMail, and more...
What digital and information rights management may mean for the industry.
14 January 2003
RIAA allegedly buying worms to stop P2P piracy
14 Jan 2003
NAI buys DeerSoft Inc., manufacturer of SpamAssassin Pro - confusion assured ...
Proving that mistakes can happen to us all, it seems that W32/Winevar.A was not the only virus 'story' to have arisen from the AVAR 2002 conference in Korea.
In a cheery end-of-year message, mi2g has made ten security predictions for 2003.
02 January 2003