Tag: vb2017
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VB2017 preview: Hacktivism and website defacement: motivations, capabilities and potential threats
In March this year, following a political row between the Netherlands and Turkey, a large number of Dutch websites were defaced to display messages in support of the Turkish government. It was another example in a growing trend of socio-political motivated attackers defacing websites, or performing other kinds of hacks, to spread their message. For…
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VB2017 preview: Hacktivism and website defacement: motivations, capabilities and potential threats
In March this year, following a political row between the Netherlands and Turkey, a large number of Dutch websites were defaced to display messages in support of the Turkish government. It was another example in a growing trend of socio-political motivated attackers defacing websites, or performing other kinds of hacks, to spread their message. For…
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VB2017: WHOIS and EICAR Small Talks added
In addition to the nine ‘last-minute’ papers that were announced and added to the VB2017 programme yesterday, we have also added two more ‘Small Talks’. The ‘Small Talks’ take place in a smaller room (hence the name) and last longer than regular VB2017 talks, thus giving a more informal atmosphere to allow for discussion and…
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VB2017: WHOIS and EICAR Small Talks added
In addition to the nine ‘last-minute’ papers that were announced and added to the VB2017 programme yesterday, we have also added two more ‘Small Talks’. The ‘Small Talks’ take place in a smaller room (hence the name) and last longer than regular VB2017 talks, thus giving a more informal atmosphere to allow for discussion and…
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VB2017: nine last-minute papers announced
At Virus Bulletin we try not to follow the daily security hype, focusing instead on the bigger trends. This means that the topics covered on the VB2017 conference programme – the majority of which was published in April – are still as relevant now as they were five months ago. Still, security is constantly evolving, and…
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VB2017: nine last-minute papers announced
At Virus Bulletin we try not to follow the daily security hype, focusing instead on the bigger trends. This means that the topics covered on the VB2017 conference programme – the majority of which was published in April – are still as relevant now as they were five months ago. Still, security is constantly evolving, and…
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VB2017 preview: State of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
The Internet is very much a global phenomenon, and for that reason, so is cybersecurity. A remote code execution vulnerability is as much of a problem on a server in Afghanistan as it is on one in Zimbabwe. Yet threats do vary between countries and regions, and in order to get a complete picture of…
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VB2017 preview: State of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
The Internet is very much a global phenomenon, and for that reason, so is cybersecurity. A remote code execution vulnerability is as much of a problem on a server in Afghanistan as it is on one in Zimbabwe. Yet threats do vary between countries and regions, and in order to get a complete picture of…
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VB2017 preview: Calling all PUA fighters
While a lot of attention is focused on the fight against advanced malware, a different kind of threat is providing just as big a headache for security companies: that of apps (often free ones) whose behaviours sit right on the limits of what is acceptable from a security point of view. The “better safe than…
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VB2017 preview: Calling all PUA fighters
While a lot of attention is focused on the fight against advanced malware, a different kind of threat is providing just as big a headache for security companies: that of apps (often free ones) whose behaviours sit right on the limits of what is acceptable from a security point of view. The “better safe than…