Tag: worms

IBM worms its way into African economy... with chocolate 
By Sylvie Barak | Jun 28, 2008 | Comment Now 
The latest corporate giant trying to get its teeth into Africa has come up with a novel approach: woo the locals with chocolate.
 
Boffins tackle random scanning worms 
By Robert Jaques | Jun 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
Scientists may have found a new way to combat random scanning internet worms such as the notorious Code Red and SQL Slammer infections.
 
BSA warns Aussie businesses about software piracy ‘can of worms’ 
By Ashley Clark | May 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is urging Australian IT managers to better examine their security policies and software assets to make sure they aren’t sitting on a ...
 
'Evolved' worms target all IM networks 
By Robert Jaques | Aug 11, 2006 | Comment Now 
Threat growing rapidly, experts warn.
 
New Beagle worms hound internet users  
By Dan Neel | Nov 1, 2004 | Comment Now 
Three new variants of the Beagle worm (also known as "Bagle") were unleashed last week, according to security vendor Symantec.
 
Renepo worms in on OS X 
Oct 26, 2004 | Comment Now 
A new worm known as Renepo is turning off firewalls and other security measures built into Mac OS X.
 
Worms still top threat list: Trend Micro 
Jun 1, 2004 | Comment Now 
The top 10 virus threats during May were all worm-related, according to a survey from security company Trend Micro.
 
War of the worms 
By Tim Dean | Mar 5, 2004 | Comment Now 
Following on from threats made last week by the authors of the worms Bagle and Netsky, the war of the worms has escalated to a new level.
 
Worms cost business millions a day 
By Fleur Doidge | Jan 1, 2000 | Comment Now 
Microsoft platforms lost Australian businesses at least $40 million due to the recent Blaster and Sobig worm attacks, open source advocates claim.
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