Anyone who gets caught out by an email virus is culpable for using Outlook in the first place and for not having a good virus checker installed.silicon.com reader Peter Langford believes the issue goes beyond simple 'Microsoft bashing' and lumped...
These findings support the assertions of most other vendors in the antivirus field, where there is a belief that virus writers are becoming more and more advanced with every attack. Last week Gene Hodges, president of Network Associates told...
Sending virus writers to jail is unlikely to stop their behaviour, says Martin Brampton. Some people want to see more virus writers sent to jail for long periods. If it took virus writers to make us realise that, then perhaps our focus should not...
A leading antivirus expert has said virus writers must not be afforded the right to anonymity - even if they are minors when they commit their crimes. Rand believes virus writers' crimes must follow them through their lives because society cannot...
Uncontrolled and insecure instant messaging (IM) use by staff is leaving corporate networks and data exposed to the threat of hackers and virus writers, according to Gartner. The main risks of uncontrolled IM use include a lack of regulatory...
Modern virus writers and the criminal operations which pay for their skills are looking ever more like real businesses according to one security expert, who even likened them to dot-com start-ups. The distribution of virus code openly across the...