Once again, we'd like to wish our readers Merry Christmas with a reference to the 1986 CHRISTMA EXEC worm. Here's a link to January 1987 Risks Digest, discussing the worm. And here's a link to the original source code for this worm. Normally we...

With the unemployment rate rising, websites advertising job listings have been mushrooming. Some are the real deal, and some are not. We have also seen an increase in spam e-mails regarding job offers. We came across this particular spam e-mail that...

After months of negotiations, US President Barack Obama has finally chosen a Chief of CyberSecurity – Mr Howard A Schmidt. Confirmation of the appointment is expected shortly. Mr Schmidt, who previously served with the Bush administration as a cyber...

Just a quick note — the sudden death of Hollywood celebrity Brittany Murphy last Sunday (BBC report here) has prompted a spike in searches on the subject — and of course, an SEO attack. Users who click on a poisoned search result link will be...

Steam from Valve is the largest digital distribution network in the world, with over 20 million active users. This is how people today buy their PC games and other content. In many ways, Steam is a competitor for iTunes. And just as there are...