Tag: conference
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VB2018 paper: From drive-by download to drive-by mining: understanding the new paradigm
When it comes to web-based threats, Malwarebytes researcher Jérôme Segura is one of the people to follow. His quarterly reviews of the exploit kit landscape are an essential read for anyone who follows this type of threat. In his latest review , Jérôme writes about a slight reversal of an important shift seen in the past…
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The Virus Bulletin conference returns home: VB2019 to take place in London
In July 1989, the first ever Virus Bulletin magazine was published from its home in Oxfordshire, UK – a monthly publication focusing on the emerging threat of computer viruses. Two years later, the inaugural Virus Bulletin Conference took place on the Channel Island of Jersey. In the year in which Virus Bulletin celebrates its 30th birthday,…
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The Virus Bulletin conference returns home: VB2019 to take place in London
In July 1989, the first ever Virus Bulletin magazine was published from its home in Oxfordshire, UK – a monthly publication focusing on the emerging threat of computer viruses. Two years later, the inaugural Virus Bulletin Conference took place on the Channel Island of Jersey. In the year in which Virus Bulletin celebrates its 30th birthday,…
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VB2018 preview: Workshops
The Virus Bulletin Conference is first and foremost a place to learn: about new threats, about the tools used to detect and fight them, and to learn about (and get to know) the people that matter in the fast-changing world of threat intelligence and research. This year, you can also learn about some essential techniques…
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VB2018 preview: Workshops
The Virus Bulletin Conference is first and foremost a place to learn: about new threats, about the tools used to detect and fight them, and to learn about (and get to know) the people that matter in the fast-changing world of threat intelligence and research. This year, you can also learn about some essential techniques…
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VB2018 preview: Anatomy of an attack: detecting and defeating CRASHOVERRIDE
One of the many highlights of last year’s Virus Bulletin Conference was a last-minute paper by ESET researchers Anton Cherepanov and Robert Lipovsky on Industroyer, ‘the first ever malware specifically designed to attack power grids’ and which was behind a December 2016 blackout in Ukraine. This year, the VB2018 conference programme includes a paper by…
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VB2018 preview: Anatomy of an attack: detecting and defeating CRASHOVERRIDE
One of the many highlights of last year’s Virus Bulletin Conference was a last-minute paper by ESET researchers Anton Cherepanov and Robert Lipovsky on Industroyer, ‘the first ever malware specifically designed to attack power grids’ and which was behind a December 2016 blackout in Ukraine. This year, the VB2018 conference programme includes a paper by…
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VB2018 preview: Cyber Threat Alliance
Last week, the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) published a report on the illicit mining of cryptocurrencies. The report is notable for two reasons: first because it is exceptionally good in its analysis of the problem, and secondly (and perhaps not unrelated) because researchers from no fewer than eight security companies contributed to the report. Though the…
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VB2018 preview: Cyber Threat Alliance
Last week, the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) published a report on the illicit mining of cryptocurrencies. The report is notable for two reasons: first because it is exceptionally good in its analysis of the problem, and secondly (and perhaps not unrelated) because researchers from no fewer than eight security companies contributed to the report. Though the…