Dec 29

2007 – Malware Takes the World by Storm

One of the biggest security threats in 2007 was posed by a new and rapidly-evolving email spamming campaign.

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Dec 19

Microsoft Releases Out-of-cycle IE Patch - An Issue of Responsiblility

The software giant Microsoft landed in a lot of hot water this month, with the media and the blogosphere yelling at them in unison for failing to patch a critical IE flaw.

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Dec 19

The Spam Omelette #7

Welcome to the seventh issue of the Spam Omelette, our weekly review on spam and the latest industry trends! Before going any further, please make sure that you take a look at our testing and map generation methodology, as explained in our first issue.

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Dec 17

2006 – MacOS X Rides On the Trojan Horse

The new year was relatively calm, with few major security incidents. The smooth Internet experience users could enjoy was partly due to the fact that Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system was safer than its predecessors, but partly due to the fact that the antivirus industry was watching.

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Dec 16

2005 – The Sony BMG Scandal

One of the most interesting security threats in 2005 were the so-called worms for instant messenger applications.

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