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  • VB2015 paper: The ethics and perils of APT research: an unexpected transition into intelligence brokerage

    Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade discusses the perils and ethical conundrums that arise as the industry enters a new playing field. Many security researchers have been part of the security community for long enough to remember the days when the typical adversary was a 17-year-old teenager operating from their bedroom. These days, however, some of the adversaries…

  • VB2015 paper: Digital ‘Bian Lian’ (face changing): the Skeleton Key malware

    Microsoft, Dell SecureWorks researchers analyse malware targeting Active Directory servers. A year ago, researchers from Dell SecureWorks discovered a new kind of malware, dubbed ‘Skeleton Key’, that was used in targeted attacks. The malware, which was installed on the target’s domain controller, allowed the attacker to login as any user and thus perform any number…

  • Call for Papers: VB2016 Denver

    VB seeks submissions for the 26th Virus Bulletin Conference. Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present papers at VB2016 , which will take place 5 to 7 October 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Hotel in Denver, Colorado, USA. Originally started as an annual gathering of anti-virus experts, the VB conference has…

  • VB2015 video: Making a dent in Russian mobile banking phishing

    Sebastian Porst explains what Google has done to protect users from phishing apps targeting Russian banks. In the last few years, mobile malware has evolved from a mostly theoretical threat to a very serious one that affects many users. Indeed, several talks at VB2015 dealt with various aspects of mobile security in general and that…

  • Conference review: Botconf 2015

    Third botnet fighting conference another big success. Though only in its third year, Botconf has already become a regular fixture in my schedule. And thus, after having attended the conference in Nantes in 2013 and in Nancy in 2014 , this year I joined more than 250 others for the three-day conference on botnets at…

  • Hack.lu 2015

    Great research presented in a stimulating environment. I had heard many good stories about previous Hack.lu conferences, so I was excited this year to finally be able to make it to Luxembourg itself, where the conference took place in a hotel just outside the country’s eponymous capital. With more than 400 people in attendance, the…

  • Throwback Thursday: The First International Virus Bulletin Conference

    This Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to October 1991 to take a look back at the first ever VB Conference: VB’91 in Jersey. With VB2015 , the 25th Virus Bulletin International Conference, just days away, we decided to take a look back at the first ever VB Conference: VB’91 in Jersey. Next week,…

  • Researchers seek ransomware samples for their generic solution

    VB2015 presentation to include demonstration of technique against recent samples. ‘The scary hack that’s on the rise’ is how Wired ‘s Kim Zetter described ransomware in an overview article posted yesterday. Indeed, encrypting your files and demanding a ransom to decrypt them has become a very lucrative cybercriminal enterprise. Of course, the best defence against…

  • VB2015 last-minute papers announced

    Ten talks covering hot research added to the VB2015 programme. There are just over two weeks to go until more than 400 security professionals descend on Prague for VB2015, the 25th Virus Bulletin International Conference. With the addition of ten last-minute papers, the conference programme is now almost complete: two keynotes (by Ross Anderson and…

  • VB2015: some important information

    Last-minute papers, steganography competition and foosball tournament. We’re just a little over a month away from the beginning of VB2015 , the 25th Virus Bulletin International Conference. If you haven’t already registered, why not do so now? Whether you have already registered or are thinking of doing so, there are some important things that are…