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Worms wiggling inside your networks are a lot harder to stop
Damaging though they were, the recent WannaCry and (Not)Petya outbreaks taught security practitioners many valuable lessons. Unfortunately, they taught important lessons to malware authors too. What contributed to the damage in both cases was the malware’s ability to spread internally using a number of methods, most prominently (though in (Not)Petya’s case not exclusively), a vulnerability…
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Throwback Thursday: Ten memorable Virus Bulletin conference presentations – part 1
With an excellent conference programme (and still some gaps to fill !), we have much to look forward to when it comes to VB2017, the 27th Virus Bulletin conference . But we also often look back at past conference presentations, not just because we are proud to have had them presented at our conference, but…
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Worms wiggling inside your networks are a lot harder to stop
Damaging though they were, the recent WannaCry and (Not)Petya outbreaks taught security practitioners many valuable lessons. Unfortunately, they taught important lessons to malware authors too. What contributed to the damage in both cases was the malware’s ability to spread internally using a number of methods, most prominently (though in (Not)Petya’s case not exclusively), a vulnerability…
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VB2017 drinks reception to be hosted in Madrid’s unique Geographic Club
When, at the end of VB2016, we announced Madrid as the location for VB2017 , the cheering from the audience suggested that it was a popular choice. This is understandable of course, as Madrid is a beautiful, vibrant and exciting city – but what would be the point of being in such a great location…
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By removing VPNs from its Chinese App Store, Apple turns its biggest security asset against its users
A little over a month ago, Apple ‘s iPhone celebrated its tenth birthday. The iPhone has been one of the biggest commercial success stories ever, but it has also been a great success from a security point of view: malware targeting its iOS operating system remains extremely rare. iPhone is 10 years old today. After…
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VB2017 drinks reception to be hosted in Madrid’s unique Geographic Club
When, at the end of VB2016, we announced Madrid as the location for VB2017 , the cheering from the audience suggested that it was a popular choice. This is understandable of course, as Madrid is a beautiful, vibrant and exciting city – but what would be the point of being in such a great location…
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By removing VPNs from its Chinese App Store, Apple turns its biggest security asset against its users
A little over a month ago, Apple ‘s iPhone celebrated its tenth birthday. The iPhone has been one of the biggest commercial success stories ever, but it has also been a great success from a security point of view: malware targeting its iOS operating system remains extremely rare. iPhone is 10 years old today. After…
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VB2017 Small Talks and reserve papers announced
Today, we are pleased to announce the first two Small Talks for the VB2017 programme . The ‘Small Talks’ were first introduced as a third stream at the VB Conference in 2015, and quickly became a popular part of the conference. The talks in this stream are longer than those in the two regular streams…
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VB2017 Small Talks and reserve papers announced
Today, we are pleased to announce the first two Small Talks for the VB2017 programme . The ‘Small Talks’ were first introduced as a third stream at the VB Conference in 2015, and quickly became a popular part of the conference. The talks in this stream are longer than those in the two regular streams…
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NoMoreRansom’s first birthday demonstrates importance of collaboration
This week, the NoMoreRansom project celebrates its first anniversary and can look back to subtle but important successes in the fight against ransomware. The advice from security experts to ransomware victims tends to be twofold: keep backups, and don’t pay the ransom . The former is indeed very important advice, but isn’t really helpful when…
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