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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: 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]
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 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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
Five years ago: 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 14, 2002, 7:01]
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]
Top 10 Viruses: Macro down but still major threat
News According to a report from anti-virus software developer Dr.Solomons, Macro viruses account for just three of the most reported viruses seen in February, but this is expected to be a short term blip in the figures.
[March 13, 1998, 10:18]
A Year Ago: Jerusalem, Michelangelo viruses return
News Two 'classic' viruses are about to hit unsuspecting PC users again, although the vast majority of corporate users should be covered by now. The Jerusalem virus will strike again on February 25, while Michelangelo is set to detonate on March 6.
[February 24, 1998, 6:00]
Browser-based attacks increase as viruses decrease
News As the threat to IT operations by viruses and worms declines, browser-based attacks are increasing, according to a technology trade organisation. Still, viruses and worms continue to be the No.1 IT security threat, though the number of these...
[June 15, 2005, 10:45]
Sophos Hits Viruses for Six at Lords
White Papers MCC deployed Sophos Anti-Virus with Sophos PureMessage for Windows/Exchange to protect the company's desktops and e-mail gateway from viruses, Trojans, spyware and spam. While Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the world's most famous cricket-playing...
[June 20, 2007, 1:00]
