Tag: conference
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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…
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Throwback Thursday: Malware taking a bit(coin) more than we bargained for
In late spring of 2011, a sudden rise in the price of Bitcoin – reaching almost US$30, up from less than $1 barely a month earlier – attracted the attention of malware authors. They added mining capabilities to their malicious creations and made them look for Bitcoin wallets, while many websites added JavaScript code that used…
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Throwback Thursday: Malware taking a bit(coin) more than we bargained for
In late spring of 2011, a sudden rise in the price of Bitcoin – reaching almost US$30, up from less than $1 barely a month earlier – attracted the attention of malware authors. They added mining capabilities to their malicious creations and made them look for Bitcoin wallets, while many websites added JavaScript code that used…
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First time speaker? Don’t be afraid of submitting to the VB2018 CFP
Last week, we opened the Call for Papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, 3-5 October this year. Over the years, the VB conference has seen many ‘big names’ present their research or share their thoughts on various security topics. We have seen them deliver presentations…
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First time speaker? Don’t be afraid of submitting to the VB2018 CFP
Last week, we opened the Call for Papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, 3-5 October this year. Over the years, the VB conference has seen many ‘big names’ present their research or share their thoughts on various security topics. We have seen them deliver presentations…
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VB2017 paper: VirusTotal tips, tricks and myths
In a surprise announcement , Google ‘s parent company Alphabet has introduced Chronicle , a threat intelligence offering in which Google -owned VirusTotal will play an important role. While it is unclear at the moment what exactly Chronicle will do, the use of VirusTotal ‘s data is certainly interesting, given how important it is as…
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VB2017 paper: VirusTotal tips, tricks and myths
In a surprise announcement , Google ‘s parent company Alphabet has introduced Chronicle , a threat intelligence offering in which Google -owned VirusTotal will play an important role. While it is unclear at the moment what exactly Chronicle will do, the use of VirusTotal ‘s data is certainly interesting, given how important it is as…
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VB2018 call for papers now open!
The call for papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, 3-5 October 2018, is now open! We welcome submissions on all aspects of digital security, from the very technical to the more general, whether you are an experienced speaker or a first-time presenter, and whether…
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VB2018 call for papers now open!
The call for papers for VB2018 , the 28th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, 3-5 October 2018, is now open! We welcome submissions on all aspects of digital security, from the very technical to the more general, whether you are an experienced speaker or a first-time presenter, and whether…
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Conference review: AVAR 2017
The first week of December was packed with security conferences, and VB2017 speakers were busy presenting their research at no fewer than four different events: FIRST in Prague, Black Hat Europe in London, Botconf in Montpellier, and AVAR in Beijing. Security researchers were spoilt for choice, and while other members of the VB team headed…