Tag: conference
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AfricaHackon 2019: a great event and a reminder that security is global
It was a few years ago that I first learned of AfricaHackon , Africa’s premier IT security conference. It led me to invite Tyrus Kamau, one of the event’s organisers, to speak at VB2017 in Madrid in a presentation that was very well received. This year, this invitation was returned and thus I travelled to…
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VB2019 call for last-minute papers opened
Virus Bulletin has opened the call for last-minute papers for VB2019. The VB2019 programme already boasts some 40 talks that were announced more than three months ago. Though we think of the threat landscape as fast-changing, we like to look beyond the hype and the programme remains as relevant now – and will be as…
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VB2019 call for last-minute papers opened
Virus Bulletin has opened the call for last-minute papers for VB2019. The VB2019 programme already boasts some 40 talks that were announced more than three months ago. Though we think of the threat landscape as fast-changing, we like to look beyond the hype and the programme remains as relevant now – and will be as…
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Nominations opened for sixth Péter Szőr Award
Virus Bulletin is seeking nominations for the sixth annual Péter Szőr Award. The award was inaugurated during the VB2014 conference, in honour of late security researcher and malware expert Péter Szőr, who passed away in November 2013. It is awarded for the best piece of technical security research published during the preceding year; for the…
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Nominations opened for sixth Péter Szőr Award
Virus Bulletin is seeking nominations for the sixth annual Péter Szőr Award. The award was inaugurated during the VB2014 conference, in honour of late security researcher and malware expert Péter Szőr, who passed away in November 2013. It is awarded for the best piece of technical security research published during the preceding year; for the…
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Haroon Meer and Adrian Sanabria to deliver VB2019 closing keynote
We are very excited to announce that the closing keynote for VB2019 will be delivered by Haroon Meer and Adrian Sanabria of Thinkst , the company that was founded by Haroon and recently joined by Adrian. Haroon is a long-time researcher and public speaker, best known for his thought-provoking ideas on security research and the…
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Haroon Meer and Adrian Sanabria to deliver VB2019 closing keynote
We are very excited to announce that the closing keynote for VB2019 will be delivered by Haroon Meer and Adrian Sanabria of Thinkst , the company that was founded by Haroon and recently joined by Adrian. Haroon is a long-time researcher and public speaker, best known for his thought-provoking ideas on security research and the…
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Free VB2019 tickets for students
Update 02 August 2019: Applications for free student tickets have now closed. Virus Bulletin is excited to announce that, thanks to generous sponsorship from Google Android , we are able to offer 20 free tickets to students who want to attend VB2019 , the 29th Virus Bulletin Conference. The Virus Bulletin Conference is one of…
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Free VB2019 tickets for students
Update 02 August 2019: Applications for free student tickets have now closed. Virus Bulletin is excited to announce that, thanks to generous sponsorship from Google Android , we are able to offer 20 free tickets to students who want to attend VB2019 , the 29th Virus Bulletin Conference. The Virus Bulletin Conference is one of…
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VB2018 paper: Lazarus Group: a mahjong game played with different sets of tiles
The Lazarus Group, generally linked to the North Korean government, is one of the most notorious threat groups of recent years. It has engaged in digital espionage, destructive attacks and financially motivated attacks, and was probably the most discussed threat group at VB2018 in Montreal. One of the Lazarus-related papers at VB2018 was written by…