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  • Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer

    Police are questioning Benny, a former member of the 29A virus writers' club, over the Internet worm Slammer.

  • Virus-writer bounty no 'silver bullet': AU police

    The Australian Federal Police today welcomed Microsoft's virus-writer bounty initiative, but warned it is not a 'silver bullet' in the war against the authors and distributors of viruses.

  • Police arrest suspected bot herders

    Police in London, acting in conjunction with Finnish law enforcement authorities, arrested three suspected virus writers on Tuesday.

  • Viruses, Trojans and spam: the new joint venture

    Security analyst Jamie Gillespie says virus, spam and trojan technology is converging, most likely because of the financial incentive to do so. And still user education regarding the growing threat is sadly lacking.

  • Crushing the Web's dark forces

    Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.

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  • He's got the virus-writing bug

    For five years Marek Strihavka programmed computer viruses, and now he's the main developer of an antivirus system. In an interview, he explains why virus writers are crucial to online security.

  • Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

    Microsoft's US$5 million fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks has snagged its first success with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm, the software giant said Saturday.

  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

  • Check Point's optimistic pessimist

    Gil Shwed, Check Point Software CEO, weighs in on who's winning the war of attrition between virus writers and security companies.

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