A new Israeli approach to computer viruses - let the worms in!

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Experts warn about new wave of computer
worms, viruses (AFP)

Experts warn about new wave of computer
worms, viruses (AFP) 07/20/2004 05:54 PM
AFP - A new breed of computer worms and viruses, modified by hackers to avoid detection, is spreading at an alarming rate across the Internet, security experts said.

Experts warn about new wave of computer
worms, viruses

Experts warn about new wave of computer
worms, viruses 07/20/2004 08:01 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Jul 20 2004 11:54PM GMT

Feed the Worms Who Write Worms to the
Worms - The economic logic of executing
computer hackers. By Steven E. Landsburg

Feed the Worms Who Write Worms to the
Worms - The economic logic of executing
computer hackers. By Steven E. Landsburg 05/30/2004 08:39 PM

Keep Viruses, Worms, and Spyware Off
Your System

Keep Viruses, Worms, and Spyware Off
Your System 08/16/2004 10:06 PM
G4 Tech TV Aug 17 2004 2:27AM GMT

PC worms, viruses hit record high

PC worms, viruses hit record high 07/02/2004 09:36 PM
Japan Times Jul 3 2004 1:24AM GMT

FAQ | Steps to take if worms or viruses
infect SystemWorks

FAQ | Steps to take if worms or viruses
infect SystemWorks 05/27/2004 11:08 PM
SiliconValley.com May 28 2004 3:25AM GMT

Do We Need A Hybrid Approach To Fighting
Spam And Viruses?

Do We Need A Hybrid Approach To Fighting
Spam And Viruses? 05/07/2004 12:11 PM
There's an ongoing battle about how to best fight threats like spam and viruses (and spyware and trojans and worms, etc...). Some think that it should be at the network level, where an ISP or a company can set up filters, while others believe it needs to be at the desktop. In an interview with the CTO for MessageLabs (makers of "managed email security products" - so you know where his bias is) he makes the compelling case for moving the protection up to the network level (of course, he means using MessageLabs' solution). His argument is that you can keep filters much more up-to-date at the network level, even to the point of updating them multiple times per day. It also removes the hassle of end-users getting anywhere near some of these malicious files - some of which use social engineering tricks to get users to do things they shouldn't. Of course, he's only telling half the story. Blocking at the network level is increasingly becoming a necessity, but it assumes that users always access the internet in the same way. These days, with laptops and things like WiFi, people access the internet from many different places, and you don't always know who's managing the network protection. You also don't know who might be connecting to your local network - and what sort of nasty stuff they've already been exposed to. It seems that a hybrid approach is going to become increasingly important. Some have said the trend needs to move from "scan and block" to "comply and connect" - which may represent the hybrid approach that things are heading towards. You allow most of the filtering to still occur on the network, but you don't allow an individual machine to connect to a network unless it's been shown to "comply" with whatever security policies have been established. While more corporate users are moving in this direction, it may be time for residential broadband service providers to look at providing similar solutions themselves. The issue, as always, is how much control people are willing to give their service providers. No one wants to be denied a connection because suddenly their ISP says they haven't complied with some weird security aspect that the user knows they have complied with. However, as these malicious attacks get worse, it's likely that we're going to move closer to a world where getting on the network is going to mean proving you're clean, while network level machines will be required to block out the nastiest attacks.

2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses,
Worms

2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses,
Worms 12/23/2003 04:29 PM
In no other year have computer viruses and worms wreaked so much havoc and caused so much damage as in this past year, according to security analysts.

Management update: Mount a solid defence
against worms and viruses

Management update: Mount a solid defence
against worms and viruses 09/21/2004 09:08 PM
Computer Weekly Sep 22 2004 1:08AM GMT

U.S. May Support Israeli Approach on
Leaving Gaza

U.S. May Support Israeli Approach on
Leaving Gaza 02/12/2004 11:35 PM
The Bush administration is inclined to support Israel's new proposal for a unilateral withdrawal from parts of Gaza and the West Bank.

A year in viruses It's been a vintage
year for malicious computer viruses

A year in viruses It's been a vintage
year for malicious computer viruses 12/31/2003 05:02 AM
BBC Dec 31 2003 4:53AM ET

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet 01/02/2005 06:25 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 2 2005 9:40PM GMT

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet
(AP)

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet
(AP) 01/02/2005 03:50 PM
AP - Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as "spyware" hijacked Web browsers and crippled computers.

A New Approach to Computer Book
Publishing

A New Approach to Computer Book
Publishing 01/24/2003 10:26 AM
A New Approach to Computer Book Publishing Marco over at PHP Arch is talking about a new approach to computer book publishing, focusing on online books that cover detailed aspects of PHP (think about a mini book just on GD). [_Go_] Bias Note: Marco did ask me if I want to be an author in this series but I haven't made any committments or even thought about if I'm really interested. I do think that Marco has a good idea here and one that is long overdue. I'm tired of books that try to cover everything and leave out what I need. If I get a review copy when it comes out then I'll review it here.

Update 1: Spyware, Computer Worms Plague
Internet

Update 1: Spyware, Computer Worms Plague
Internet 01/02/2005 06:25 PM
Forbes Jan 2 2005 8:35PM GMT

Computer Users Seek Ways to Block Worms

Computer Users Seek Ways to Block Worms 12/02/2003 01:46 AM
PBS Dec 2 2003 0:42AM ET

Employers take a systematic approach to
hiring: the computer will see you now

Employers take a systematic approach to
hiring: the computer will see you now 05/29/2004 01:46 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 29 2004 5:58AM GMT

Computer Viruses Likely to Merge

Computer Viruses Likely to Merge 05/08/2004 09:12 AM
novinite.com May 8 2004 1:27PM GMT

Who's Getting Rich on Computer Viruses?

Who's Getting Rich on Computer Viruses? 06/09/2004 11:36 PM
Enterprise Security Today Jun 10 2004 4:02AM GMT

Computer Viruses are Bad Luck

Computer Viruses are Bad Luck 07/07/2004 04:18 PM
WebDevInfo Jul 7 2004 8:32PM GMT

Battle all computer viruses

Battle all computer viruses 11/06/2003 01:26 PM
Chicago Tribune Nov 6 2003 12:54PM ET

Art/culture of computer viruses

Art/culture of computer viruses 09/24/2004 05:36 AM
David Pescovitz: BB friend Alessandro Ludovico of Neural.it magazine points us to "I love you (rev.eng): The Aesthetics of Computer Viruses," an exhibit he's involved with that prem iered in Germany and is now on view at Brown University in the US:

"I love you [rev.eng]" is divided into four investigative areas - political, cultural, technical and historical - and focuses on the controversial positions of security experts and hackers, of net artists and programmers, of literature experts and code poets...

What can visitors to the "I love you [rev.eng]" exhibition expect?

- Force computers to crash with "Sasser" or "Suicide"
- Experience a global virus outbreak in real time via a 3D world
- View security concepts and methods for preventing global network attacks
- Witness computer viruses as works of art like "biennale.py" and "The Lovers"
- See films by hackers on their subculture
- Learn about programming languages as the material for contemporary poetry
- Juxtapose experimental literature and code poetry

Link (to Brown exhibition details) Link (to Wired News article)

Size no barrier to computer viruses

Size no barrier to computer viruses 07/20/2004 09:11 PM
The Advertiser Jul 21 2004 1:24AM GMT

2003 computer viruses damage put at
US$55b

2003 computer viruses damage put at
US$55b 01/17/2004 11:21 PM
Xinhuanet Jan 18 2004 0:36AM GMT

Computer Viruses Cripple Colorado DMV

Computer Viruses Cripple Colorado DMV 09/23/2004 01:49 PM

Iowa colleges take on computer viruses

Iowa colleges take on computer viruses 04/09/2004 04:10 PM

Stopping Computer Viruses Before They
Reach You

Stopping Computer Viruses Before They
Reach You 11/12/2003 01:33 PM
Roland Piquepaille writes "The Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) announced that one of its computer science teams has developed a new technology to stop computer viruses and worms before they reach your system. John Lockwood and his team didn't use software. Instead, they created an open platform that augments a network with reprogrammable hardware, called the Field-programmable Port Extender (FPX). "The FPX can scan each and every byte of every data packet transmitted through a network at a rate of 2.4 billion bits per second. In other words, the FPX could scan every word in the entire works of Shakespeare in about 1/60th of a second," said Lockwood. Real products based on the technology should appear soon. More excerpts and references are contained in my blog which also includes a photograph of an FPX module." I'm a little confused as to what the big deal is about this. It's basically doing two things: put antivirus protection at the network level instead of the end client, which isn't a new idea at all and using an FPGA hardware solution instead of software (which they seem to be saying is faster). Am I missing something, or is this not that big of a deal?

ATMs Vulnerable To Computer Viruses

ATMs Vulnerable To Computer Viruses 01/04/2004 12:05 PM
Technology For Finance Jan 4 2004 11:03AM ET

May saw peak of sinister computer
viruses

May saw peak of sinister computer
viruses 06/04/2004 01:52 PM
New Scientist Jun 4 2004 5:32PM GMT

Computer Viruses Broke 100,000 In 2004

Computer Viruses Broke 100,000 In 2004 12/29/2004 02:01 PM

'How Do I Stop Computer Viruses?'

'How Do I Stop Computer Viruses?' 03/26/2005 05:40 AM
About Mar 26 2005 10:23AM GMT

Dirty Little Computer Viruses and How To
Protect Yourself

Dirty Little Computer Viruses and How To
Protect Yourself 04/16/2004 08:57 AM
WebDevInfo Apr 16 2004 1:06PM GMT

Computer viruses become hacker
informants

Computer viruses become hacker
informants 06/17/2005 03:37 PM

New, highly deceptive computer virus
worms its way into Microsoft Windows
systems

New, highly deceptive computer virus
worms its way into Microsoft Windows
systems 07/30/2004 12:02 AM
Cape Times Jul 30 2004 4:30AM GMT

Swiss economy hit hard by computer
viruses

Swiss economy hit hard by computer
viruses 05/02/2004 09:54 AM
Swiss Info May 2 2004 2:26PM GMT

Expert warns of computer viruses around
Christmas

Expert warns of computer viruses around
Christmas 12/21/2003 10:41 PM
Xinhuanet Dec 21 2003 9:33PM ET

Alert! Computer Viruses Tried to Kill
This Column

Alert! Computer Viruses Tried to Kill
This Column 12/15/2003 05:59 AM
Newsday Dec 15 2003 5:36AM ET

New computer viruses seeking financial
data

New computer viruses seeking financial
data 04/09/2005 02:55 PM
Joon Ang Ilbo Apr 9 2005 6:48PM GMT

Happy 20th Birthday, Computer Viruses

Happy 20th Birthday, Computer Viruses 11/10/2003 11:02 PM
The BBC is reporting that this week is the 20th anniversary of the first computer virus being created. Apparently, others had discussed such a program, but no one had actually written a virus until 1983 by a PhD. student at USC. The virus was just a demonstration of how a virus might work on Vax systems. Apparently, folks who saw the student's presentation were so angered by it that they told him to stop running such tests. Of course, banning something often seems to make it more likely to spread - and (as you're probably aware), now we have viruses everywhere.
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