Mr. Bowden, the author of such muscular nonfiction narratives as “Black Hawk Down” and “Guests of the Ayatollah,” writes about technology issues as a semi-civilian. He sounds more like a generalist who has armed himself with research than a natural cybergeek. (He cites science-fiction classics, fascinatingly obscure data and one…
Mark Bowden’s ‘Worm,’ About Conficker – Review
In “Worm,” Mark Bowden describes the fight against the malware Conficker, which may lurk in your computer. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
New worm turns PCs into Bitcoin miners
A new worm is threatening to turn computers it infects into miners for the Internet currency Bitcoin, a computer security firm warned Wednesday night (Manila time). Trend Micro said TDL4, a variant of the TDSS malware family that has become notorious for infecting a system’s boot sector to avoid detection,…
Conficker Worm Creates Army of Lurking Drone Computers
(c) 2011, Bloomberg News As a narrative, Mark Bowden’s “Worm” The First Digital World War” leaves something to be desired. As a warning, it’s distinctly unnerving. “Worm” (Atlantic Monthly Press, $25) is the story of Conficker, a nasty piece of software injected into the Internet’s bloodstream in 2008. Since then…
Conficker Worm Creates Army of Drone Computers, Awaits Orders
As a narrative, Mark Bowden’s “Worm” leaves something to be desired. As a warning, it’s distinctly unnerving. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms Gergory Evans
The ‘Worm’ That Could Bring Down The Internet
As many as 12 million computers worldwide have been infected with a highly-encrypted computer worm called Conficker. Writer Mark Bowden details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down Conficker in his book Worm: The First Digital World War. View full post on…
Russia blames US and Israel for Stuxnet worm
Russia has for the first time laid the blame for the Stuxnet worm at the door of the US and Israel, describing it as “the only proven case of actual cyber-warfare.” In translated comments reported by the AFP agency, foreign ministry security department chief Ilya Rogachyov was blunt about the…
Russia ‘believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack’
Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran’s nuclear programme last year, a top official said on Friday. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
LIGATT: Back Orifice is: A. A worm B. A word processor C. Trojan horse software D. Scanning software
LIGATT: Back Orifice is: A. A worm B. A word processor C. Trojan horse software D. Scanning software View full post on Twitter / LIGATT