Computer security technologists are racing to find ways to block ever-more complex computer worms and viruses that burrow into computers -- usually via e-mail -- and wreak havoc on network systems.

A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology to stop malicious software – malware – such as viruses and worms long before it even has a chance to reach computers ...

Microsoft's recent offer of monetary rewards to turn in virus writers is the latest effort in its campaign of fear, uncertainty and distrust, a campaign birthed from the company's justified fear of ...

A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected devices. A worm is very similar to a virus, and you can get infected by one ...

Recent e-mail worms have overloaded older ethernet networks on campus, slowing Internet access and frustrating students living in residence halls. Variants of Mydoom and similar e-mail worms have been ...

A series of arrests in Germany for alleged computer virus creation is likely to deter casual virus writers, but worms and variants continue and the most hardened computer criminals will probably be ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - In the already weird world of computer viruses, it's kind of fitting that we computer users could get a joke played on us come April first. You may have already heard of the ...

Internet security experts are divided on the source and purpose of computer viruses and worms like Blaster and SoBig. But some government agencies are investigating a possible connection between the ...

On the Internet's 40th anniversary, Symantec lists the worst cyber threats. Sept. 3, 2009 — -- This fall marks the 40th birthday of the Internet, and to celebrate it, Symantec, the manufacturer ...

our ability to protect the Net. the heart of the Internet were affected Saturday by what experts are calling the worst worm since Code Red in 2001. A worm that attacks Microsoft's database software ...

Computer worms have tried all sorts of ploys for tricking users into activating them, but the latest is particularly sneaky--it masquerades as a virus warning from Symantec, a well-known anti-virus ...

2003-09-11T00:10:29-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgIn a continuing examination of cyber security issues, the subcommittee heard ...