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  • Using Mailchimp makes malware campaigns a little bit more successful

    Sending one email is easy. Sending thousands or millions of emails is hard: one effect of the anti-spam infrastructure we have collectively built is that the process of sending email scales very badly (even for those who only send legitimate messages). This is why companies tend to outsource their mail delivery operations to email service…

  • VB2017 video: The state of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya

    IT security, or the lack thereof, affects Internet users around the world, and though many of the issues we face are global, there is a noticeable difference in the threats faced in various countries and regions, as well as in the ways they are dealt with. It is thus no coincidence that we strive to…

  • VB2017 video: The state of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya

    IT security, or the lack thereof, affects Internet users around the world, and though many of the issues we face are global, there is a noticeable difference in the threats faced in various countries and regions, as well as in the ways they are dealt with. It is thus no coincidence that we strive to…

  • A crime against statistics that is probably worse than the cyber attacks faced in County Durham

    Tomorrow, I will give a talk entitled “Don’t know much about security” at the offices of ENISA , the EU’s agency for network and information security. Despite the title, the talk will not be about myself; rather, it will be about the fact that there are many aspects of security that we simply don’t understand…

  • A crime against statistics that is probably worse than the cyber attacks faced in County Durham

    Tomorrow, I will give a talk entitled “Don’t know much about security” at the offices of ENISA , the EU’s agency for network and information security. Despite the title, the talk will not be about myself; rather, it will be about the fact that there are many aspects of security that we simply don’t understand…

  • NCSC gives important advice on lateral movement

    Though not even a year and a half old, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has already managed to make a name for itself through its practical advice and guidance on many security topics. Earlier this month, the Centre published guidance on lateral movement : the techniques used by an attacker to move through…

  • NCSC gives important advice on lateral movement

    Though not even a year and a half old, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has already managed to make a name for itself through its practical advice and guidance on many security topics. Earlier this month, the Centre published guidance on lateral movement : the techniques used by an attacker to move through…

  • What kind of people attend Virus Bulletin conferences?

    The Call for Papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, 3-5 October 2018, opened last month. It will remain open until 18 March. If you’re considering submitting a paper and you have not attended a VB conference before, it might help to have a better understanding…

  • What kind of people attend Virus Bulletin conferences?

    The Call for Papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, 3-5 October 2018, opened last month. It will remain open until 18 March. If you’re considering submitting a paper and you have not attended a VB conference before, it might help to have a better understanding…

  • Olympic Games target of malware, again

    The organisers of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have confirmed a malware attack against their computer systems. Though the attack affected the Wi-Fi during Friday’s opening ceremony and knocked the event’s website offline for a few hours, no permanent damage appears to have been done. Cisco Talos researchers Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres have performed a…

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