Firm justifies job for virus writer
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A German computer security firm has defended its decision to hire the self-confessed author of the Sasser worm.
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Times must be getting tough for computer virus writers.
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The IT industry&#39;s war against virus writers has seen battles won on both sides this year. Sven Jaschan, the 18-year-old German responsible for spreading 70 per cent of viruses in the first six months of 2004
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Consider anti-reconnaissance tools Hurwitz &amp; Associates has been running an IT security campaign: "AVID: Anti-Virus Is Dead" for some time. The argument is based on the principle that blacklists of signaturesâsmall files that contain a unique string of bits, or the binary pattern, that identifies all or part of a virusâdo not, and cannot, provide adequate protection against viruses. This is because the signature files can only be written once a virus or other form of malicious software program has been identified. When a new malware program is discovered, the race is on to write a signature file for protecting against that virus. It's like putting a plaster on an open wound, rather than taking care not to get cut in the first place.â¦
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Two organizations were inserted into the list after the second  paragraph: VirusBlokAda Ltd - $1,180, www.anti-virus.by  and Fortinet - $699, www.fortinet.com.  In addition, "2007" was added after "WinPatrol" and the Grisoft  information was moved to a new location within the list.
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A German security firm has hired the teen accused of writing the Sasser and Netsky worms, a move that sends a dangerous message to hackers, anti-virus firms said Monday.
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A software developer whose program was accidentally labeled a threat is considering action against the antivirus company.
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Service firm solves problem of transferring large, complex files easily and safely.
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Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward.
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SecurePoint's decision to hire the alleged author of the Sasser worm has upset a software partner.
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Company's eTrust software detects a Windows file as a virus and deletes it, causing some servers to crash and fail to reboot.
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Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for his virus-writing antics, could be about to enter gainful employment with German firewall company Securepoint
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Will hire about 2,000 of its own employees to handle tech support work that had been done by outside contractors.
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Security firm will formally launch two programs for businesses to get its help with antivirus and data protection.
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A year on, and the company's $1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?
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Software giant promises to deliver another tool to fight worms and viruses.
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New appointee had key role in company's pretexting scandal as an external counsel.