An extraordinary behind-the-scenes struggle is taking place between computer security groups around the world and the brazen author of a malicious software program called Conficker.

A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool's Day.The anti-worm researchers have banded together in a group they call the Conficker Cabal. Members are searching for the malicious software program's author and for ways to do damage control..

Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, The New York Times reported on Saturday.In a report provided to the newspaper, a team from the Munk Center for International Studies in Toronto said at least 1,295 computers in..

It is now twenty years since Fred Cohen published his seminal research paper suggesting the potential threat of computer viruses. [ref 1] In the years since this publication, the risk that Cohen described has unquestionably been borne out, and alongside hackers, the threat of the computer virus is the security issue that has most clearly permeated the public mind. This reputation is..

Ok, so you want to know how to hide your files so it can never be found. NEWS FLASH: it can always be found, but you can make it damn near impossible for your parents/spouse/etc. to find you. Read on to see how one might hide their files or cover their tracks.Some parents/spouses/etc are virtually clueless, so that unless you leave your saved files on the desktop they'll never discover what..

Twitter has confirmed that someone broke into its network and gained access to 10 accounts, which appear to include Britney Spears and Ashton Kutcher, according to screenshots posted on a French blog site."Our initial security reviews and investigations indicate that no account information was altered or removed in any way," Twitter co-founder Biz Stone wrote in a blog post Thursday afternoon.