Tag: child abuse
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VB2017 preview: Your role in child abuse
When previewing VB conference talks, I often get excited about presentations that are to showcase clever attacks and brilliant techniques to fight them. About Mick Moran’s VB2017 presentation though, rather than feeling excited, I feel uncomfortable. It is, however, one of the most important talks ever to have been presented at a Virus Bulletin conference,…
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VB2017 preview: Your role in child abuse
When previewing VB conference talks, I often get excited about presentations that are to showcase clever attacks and brilliant techniques to fight them. About Mick Moran’s VB2017 presentation though, rather than feeling excited, I feel uncomfortable. It is, however, one of the most important talks ever to have been presented at a Virus Bulletin conference,…
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M3AAWG releases BCP document on dealing with child sexual abuse material
Subject may make many feel uncomfortable, but it is essential that we know how to deal with it. The mere mention of “child pornography” on the Internet makes many a security expert feel uncomfortable, and not just because of the natural human reaction to the idea of children being abused. It is often used, together…
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Firefox 17 zero-day exploit targets users of Tor network
Visitors to child abuse websites likely target of operation, but will there be collateral damage? A zero-day exploit in Firefox 17 that was probably used to track the visitors to child abuse websites hosted on the Tor network will spark further debate on the notion of “good malware” and could lead to very serious false…