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PC World
July 2, 2002
Andrew Brandt |
Klez: The Virus That Won't Die? Brace yourself for another round: A variant of the resilient worm is wriggling alive this week.   |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2002
Vincent Weafer |
Blended Threats - A Deadly Duo of Hackers and Mobile Code Computer security threats evolve and require defenses that also evolve. For any school or classroom that uses computer technology, Internet-borne security threats are evolving and becoming increasingly dangerous. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2004
Sharon Gaudin |
Last Year's Security Problems May Balloon in 2004 If 2003 was the worst year in history for viruses and spam, hold onto your hat. This year, according to security experts, is setting up to see the malicious problems that appeared last year grow and fester into major security problems for 2004. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
System Alert: You've Got... Worms Was the recent spate of attacks just more of the same -- or are virus writers beginning to infect computers with other gains in mind? Experts at Wharton and elsewhere weigh in on possible motives and defenses against them. |
InternetNews
December 23, 2003
Sharon Gaudin |
2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses, Worms In no other year have computer viruses and worms wreaked so much havoc and caused so much damage as in this past year, according to security analysts. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2004
Tim Gray |
Viruses Crowd Internet in 2004 A banner year for virus writers meant a bad year for Internet users, but much of the damage was preventable. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2006
David Miller |
Bouncebacks: The Hidden Cost of Spam A nasty side effect of spam and e-mailed viruses is costing companies an estimated $5 billion per year in IT resources, according to security services company IronPort. |
PC World
August 23, 2002
Frank Thorsberg |
The World's Worst Viruses Check out our list of nasty computer viruses -- and find out how to save your PC from infection. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 5, 2005
David Tan |
Combating Blended Threats Security experts agree that blended threats will continue to grow in frequency, complexity and severity. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Alexandra Robbins |
The Virus Wars As the problem continues to escalate, the future direction of the virus wars is something of an unknown, because it depends on so many variables, including the shifting motivations for virus writing. |
PC World
September 2002
Andrew Brandt |
Klez: The Virus That Won't Die Already the most prolific virus ever, Klez continues to wreak havoc. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Russ Banham |
The Enemy Within When it comes to combating worms, Trojan horses, and viruses, technology alone is not enough. Human error can undo almost any firewall or safeguard. Yet in some cases the fixes are remarkably simple. |
InternetNews
December 23, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Cyber Criminals Prove Elusive Law enforcement efforts to snare virus writers are improving, but the most destructive ones have evaded capture. |
PC World
December 4, 2002
Paul Roberts |
Klez Worm Was Worst of 2002 The prolific virus was reported more than any other this year, and simple human error likely caused its spread. |
Bank Technology News
August 2003
Karen Krebsbach |
BugBear.B Virus Hits Up to 14 Banks Firms scramble to keep breaches plugged |
PC World
April 2003
Zetter & Tweney |
Internet Fixes Sneakier spam, wilier worms, more aggravating ads... no wonder it feels like your PC is under assault. Fight back with these simple steps for keeping the latest pests at bay. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Tim Gray |
Ever-Morphing Bagle Virus Going Strong A new variant of the Bagle downloader virus is spreading havoc again on unsuspecting users' machines, according to e-mail security firm MessageLabs. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2004
Robyn Greenspan |
The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, December 2003 High growth rates and record-breakers are usually celebrated, but not when it comes to spam and viruses. The spam volume rose from 42 percent of e-mail to 58 percent during 2003, and the year fell just short of being the worst on record for malware variants. |
PC Magazine
November 29, 2006
Robert Lemos |
Hacking for Dollars Viruses and worms are so last-decade. Today's PC users have to worry more about online burglary than stolen bandwidth. |
PC World
December 2000
Kim Zetter |
Computer Viruses: The Next Generation What will be the next virulent outbreak? No one knows, except that it's guaranteed to be more lethal than ever... |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2004
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
April 17, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Hack Attack on Tibet Groups Could Hint at China's Anti-U.S. Tactic As Buddhist monks in exile mourn fellow Tibetans killed in the recent conflict with China, U.S.-based nonprofit organizations are facing spam attacks, fake smear campaigns and other threats to digital privacy. |
InternetNews
August 16, 2005
David Needle |
Windows Worm Spreads Separate groups of hackers are releasing a barrage of worms related to the Zotob.B virus in a battle to seize control of innocent users' computers. CNN, ABC and the NY Times, are among those hit. |
InternetNews
March 16, 2004
Sharon Gaudin |
Report: Threats Coming from all Sides A Symantec study shows that the number of software security flaws has leveled off over the past year. That sounds like good news until you find out that it's leveled off at seven new vulnerabilities a day, or 2,636 a year. |
Scientific American
June 2009
Michael Moyer |
What Conficker Reveals About Internet Crime The worm exposes the sophisticated international criminal networks behind modern computer viruses |
InternetNews
September 17, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
Presidential Elections will Stuff Inboxes Is the amount of junk e-mail you receive daily driving you crazy? Wait until the hackers begin leveraging interest in the elections. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2005
Tim Gray |
Mytob Variant Still Trolling The Web The hackers who unleashed Mytob and Zotob may be behind bars, but variants of their work continue to appear. |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2003
Brett Glass |
Don't Let Your PC Become a Porn Zombie Protect your computer from takeover. We tell you how. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2005 |
The Ten Biggest Problems in Computing and How We'll Solve Them Malicious computer attacks will go on, but you can be confident we'll get better at fighting them. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2005
Riordan, Wespi & Zamboni |
How to Hook Worms Because a computer network cannot ward off every last Internet worm, it must sound an alarm the minute one slithers inside. |
InternetNews
February 2, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
A Sobering Report on Viruses According to an analysis by Postini of 150 billion e-mail messages sent in 2005, e-mail-borne viruses represented 2.5 percent of all inbound e-mail messages. |
InternetNews
September 13, 2010 |
Enterprises Recover From 'Here You Have' Virus One of the most potent email-based viruses in years had enterprise IT managers scrambling over the weekend to get their email servers back in top form. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Sheryl Canter |
Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure? |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Beware the MSN Messenger Bug Attacks on IM programs are on the rise, and although MSN Messenger is not the top instant-messaging software, one research group found that MSN Messenger has been used quite frequently for such IM viruses, as the newest threat shows. |
PC World
November 2004
Dan Verton |
Biography of a Worm Can anything stop the next global virus outbreak? We follow the trail of one recent worm to see how the security system works--and whether it can be fixed. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Worms Continue to Wriggle, Wreak Havoc 'Zero-day' exploits and new styles of viruses send security firms scrambling to patch the latest holes in the network. |
InternetNews
February 12, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
MyDoom Ends but Open Ports Attracting Mutants Microsoft releases a virus removal tool, but unpatched drone machines are still a major threat. |
InternetNews
June 16, 2005
Tim Gray |
Browser-Based Attacks on the Rise Browser-based attacks such as pharming and phishing scams are now the fastest-growing security threat on the Internet. |
PC World
August 2006
Andrew Brandt |
The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About Hackers, scammers, and identity thieves are constantly coming up with new ways to attack your PC and your privacy. Here are the newest perils and how to foil them. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
ISP Gets Tough With 'Zombie' Customers Comcast pushes its broadband customers with virus-infested spam zombies to clean up their act -- or else. |
InternetNews
August 17, 2005
Tim Gray |
Windows Worm Goes Global The Zotob.B virus and its variants are now using chat channels to allow hackers to control infected PCs. |
InternetNews
July 8, 2005
Tim Gray |
IM Threats Skyrocket Threats targeting instant messaging and P2P networks exploded last month, as reports jumped nearly 400 percent. |
PC World
August 2, 2001
Frank Thorsberg |
Double Trouble: Code Red and Sircam Plagues Continue Computer users face high-profile threats from multiple sources... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2003
Roger Del Russo |
Securing Your Computer Network Your entire district could be brought to its knees by a hacker's assault, and the costs of reviving the network could be astronomical. While district administrators may have devised plans for securing the physical plant of the school, they rarely consider the vulnerability of their computer networks. |
PC World
August 12, 2002
Tom Mainelli |
Symantec Unveils Automated Norton AntiVirus Updated program zaps latest worms, seeks out instant messaging nasties, and doesn't bother you with the details. |
InternetNews
February 2, 2009
Richard Adhikari |
Are Legitimate Sites the Next Malware Threat? Businesses may be exposing their customers to malware by leaving their sites unpatched, IBM warns in a new study. |
Information Today
February 2001
Marshall Breeding |
A Prescription for Computer Health We finished the year with little to no damage to our computer systems. Read on to learn more about how to develop a successful strategy for computing in an increasingly dangerous world... |
InternetNews
December 2, 2010 |
Targeted Malware, Spam Will Surge in '11 Security software vendor predicts more malware campaigns will use social media to target mobile devices, apps and industry-specific systems. |
Entrepreneur
June 2010
Ericka Chickowski |
Protect Your Small Business Against Cyber Attacks Cybercrime costs the economy more than $1 trillion per year, and crooks are increasingly setting their sights on small businesses. A look at the most destructive threats to your network - and what you need to do about them. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 20, 2003
Wendy Guild Swearingen |
New Rules for Information Security In a new book from Harvard Business School Press, Digital Defense, Thomas J. Parenty explains how security technologies are changing the rules of business. Plus: Q&A |
