Tag: vb2017
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Is CVE-2017-0199 the new CVE-2012-0158?
There are two good reasons not to be concerned about CVE-2012-0158 , an RTF handling vulnerability in Microsoft Office . First, the vulnerability was patched more than five years ago, so if you follow good security practices and patch regularly, you won’t have to worry about it. Secondly, if you are following those good security practices,…
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Is CVE-2017-0199 the new CVE-2012-0158?
There are two good reasons not to be concerned about CVE-2012-0158 , an RTF handling vulnerability in Microsoft Office . First, the vulnerability was patched more than five years ago, so if you follow good security practices and patch regularly, you won’t have to worry about it. Secondly, if you are following those good security practices,…
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VB2017: one of the most international security conferences
The 40 talks confirmed thus far for the VB2017 conference programme will be delivered by speakers that are based in 18 different countries across five continents. If you also consider the nationalities of the speakers, that increases the number of countries represented by at least half a dozen. The VB conference has traditionally been held…
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VB2017: one of the most international security conferences
The 40 talks confirmed thus far for the VB2017 conference programme will be delivered by speakers that are based in 18 different countries across five continents. If you also consider the nationalities of the speakers, that increases the number of countries represented by at least half a dozen. The VB conference has traditionally been held…
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Virus Bulletin to sponsor BSides London
When VB’91 , the inaugural Virus Bulletin conference, took place (in 1991), there were few security conferences on the scene and there were more virus researchers than computer viruses. These days, there are more security conferences than there were people attending that very first VB conference! We think this is a great development and we…
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Virus Bulletin to sponsor BSides London
When VB’91 , the inaugural Virus Bulletin conference, took place (in 1991), there were few security conferences on the scene and there were more virus researchers than computer viruses. These days, there are more security conferences than there were people attending that very first VB conference! We think this is a great development and we…
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Consumer spyware: a serious threat with a different threat model
We all know the risks of having a device infected with malware: an anonymous adversary far away can encrypt your files and hold them to ransom; they can steal your personal data and sell it online; or they can steal your money directly from your online financial services. But imagine if the adversary is neither…
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Consumer spyware: a serious threat with a different threat model
We all know the risks of having a device infected with malware: an anonymous adversary far away can encrypt your files and hold them to ransom; they can steal your personal data and sell it online; or they can steal your money directly from your online financial services. But imagine if the adversary is neither…
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VB2017: a wide ranging and international conference programme
Packets don’t do borders, which makes computer security a very global problem and one that can only be tackled if we work together. For 26 years, the Virus Bulletin conference has been bringing together people from all over the world. Today, we are proud to present the very international programme of VB2017, the 27th Virus…
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VB2017: a wide ranging and international conference programme
Packets don’t do borders, which makes computer security a very global problem and one that can only be tackled if we work together. For 26 years, the Virus Bulletin conference has been bringing together people from all over the world. Today, we are proud to present the very international programme of VB2017, the 27th Virus…