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First there was the Code Red worm, then the aptly-named 'Offensive' Trojan horse was traced to the same China province. Coincidence? Robert Vamosi says maybe, but hacks have become an effective weapon for hostile groups.
Forget pointing the finger at China when government systems and defence contractors are compromised it's the dirty work of Danish hackers, says Finnish security researcher, Mikko Hyppnen.
Russian antivirus guru Eugene Kaspersky has hit out at some of the myths that cloud what he sees as the real issues facing the IT security industry.
Interpol has called on politicians to help law enforcement officers bring cybercriminals to justice by making it easier for evidence to be transferred between countries.
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commentary Who takes the time and effort to pull off malicious stunts, like viruses, malware, worms, Trojans, or any other deliberately damaging actions? And why?
Eric Benhamou, former chief executive of both 3Com and Palm, has just joined the board of Finjan and taken a minority stake in the web security company through his venture capital fund, Benhamou Global Ventures.
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