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IBM Security Solutions: Protecting Your Business From Spam, Viruses and Spyware
White Papers It needed to eradicate viruses and minimize the amount of spam being received. As a result of the e-mail security services, no viruses could penetrate the network through e-mail. A manufacturing company found that each of its 100 employees was...
[June 20, 2007, 1:00]
Viruses can be tamed - by upgrading users' brains
News PCs are actually safer today than they were four years ago, when the first batch of mass mailing viruses -- such as LoveBug and Melissa were introduced. Antivirus firm Panda said that companies are running for cover as all four of Sasser's variants...
[May 4, 2004, 17:55]
Viruses and DDoS attacks flood UK firms
News According to the survey, 93 percent of smaller companies and 99 percent of large companies use antivirus software, which means around one in 14 small companies and one in 100 large firms have no specialist protection against viruses.
[March 2, 2004, 13:10]
Viruses, Adware and Spyware: Oh No! - The Differences Between These Computer Foes
White Papers There are computer viruses that must piggyback on top of another program to get into the system. Worms are very similar to viruses and in the same category as far as anti-virus programs are concerned.
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
Viruses bring a sting in the tail
Leader Now imagine you are working for the other side, being paid to analyse the viruses and produce the patches. So you turn to triage, figuring out which viruses pose the largest threat, and releasing patches for those first.
[June 2, 2005, 14:00]
Viruses find easy pickings in China
News At least 80 percent of China's computers have been infected with viruses, the official China Daily newspaper reports, highlighting the vulnerability of one of the world's biggest PC and Internet markets.
[October 10, 2002, 10:41]
Warning - Viruses being spread by job-hunters
News Star claims to have closely monitored the transmission of viruses across it's system and believes that people sending CV attachments when applying for jobs are the greatest threat to a company's computer systems.
[July 7, 1999, 12:58]
Viruses mimic 'worse-case disease'
Talkback If these computer viruses were real 'worst-case diseases', what would the corresponding solution be? And to continue the analogy: Just curious.
[February 1, 2004, 11:34]
Viruses cost businesses $55bn last year
Talkback Sure, some viruses (i.e.user downloading and running a .exe virus disguised as a program from internet) are simply the users fault for which software companies cannot be blamed. But in many cases it is flaws in software which cause viruses to get in.
[January 16, 2004, 15:02]
Viruses: What punishment fits the crime?
News A revelation on Thursday that a Taiwanese university had caught, and only lightly punished, the writer of the destructive CIH computer virus a year ago heated up the debate on what should be done to those who spread viruses.
[April 30, 1999, 7:54]
Viruses get political
News Two viruses slowly spreading over the Internet contain messages of support for the Fathers 4 Justice campaign. Antivirus company Sophos has received reports of mass-mailing email viruses Mirsa-A and Mirsa-B -- two worms that contain messages...
[January 26, 2005, 15:50]
A Year Ago: Viruses: What punishment fits the crime?
News A revelation on Thursday that a Taiwanese university had caught, and only lightly punished, the writer of the destructive CIH computer virus a year ago heated up the debate on what should be done to those who spread viruses.
[April 28, 2000, 7:00]
Viruses: Could your business be liable?
News Last summer saw an unprecedented onslaught on computer systems worldwide by three viruses: Blaster, Nachi and Sobig. Further up the delivery chain, to what extent do software developers owe a contractual or tortious duty to design systems to be...
[January 6, 2004, 9:25]
Report: Viruses spreading on the double
News Computer viruses are proliferating faster than ever, according to British security company MessageLabs, which reported Tuesday that it caught as many pests in the first half of 2002 as it did in all of last year.
[June 19, 2002, 9:35]
AXIGEN Efficiently Fights Viruses and Spam
White Papers In a world where most communications are performed online, threats like viruses, Trojans, phishing or spam gain more importance when it comes to securing the transferred information. While the damage induced by viruses or phishing is easily...
[February 13, 2009, 0:24]
ISP forced to take action on viruses
Talkback They have the resources, and are ideally positioned to detect viruses, spammers, etc, and nip the problem in the bud. The ISPs need to assume full responsibility for network security, and not slough it off on their customers.
[March 20, 2004, 6:24]
Viruses mimic 'worse-case disease'
News Few, if any, biological diseases come close to that description, but many computer viruses do, said Daniel Geer, chief scientist at security firm Verdasys. A worst-case disease for humans would have 100 percent chance of transmission, zero...
[January 30, 2004, 11:10]
Macro viruses spreading like wildfire
News Although anti-virus products are being used more than ever before, macro viruses in doctments distributed by e-mail are wreaking havoc and account for much of the increase, according to the National Computer Security Association (NCSA) which...
[April 16, 1997, 13:54]
So that's what viruses look like
Blog Viruses, eh? We hate 'em, yet frustratingly we just can't put a face to them. Well, Sophos can. The security firm has helpfully issued a range of pictures illustrating various types of malware, from rootkits (man injecting something into the bottom...
[April 11, 2007, 16:17]
End to email viruses may be nigh
News The Ministry of Defence has come up with a way of stopping quick-spreading email viruses before they get out of control, which doesn't rely on traditional virus-detection methods. The new software -- ::Mail -- is a response to growing concern about...
[April 24, 2001, 11:37]
