The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead A computer virus is a type of program that, much like a regular virus, ...

Computer security technologists are racing to find ways to block ever-more complex computer worms and viruses that burrow into computers -- usually via e-mail -- and wreak havoc on network systems.

The silver anniversary of the first PC virus is approaching in January, but even after 25 years, no victory celebration is on the horizon. That first virus, distributed on a 5 1/4 floppy disk, was ...

Since early January, a worm that has been referred to by several names, including "Downadup," "Kido" and "Conficker," has been infecting millions of computers around the world. The worm exploits a ...

Around the world this week, digital worms have been invading computers at hundreds of thousands of offices and homes. The so-called "Blaster" worm, and variations of it, bog down networks as they ...

Computer-security experts say the latest Internet software worm, known as MyDoom, was the fastest spreading ever. But for the most part, college technology officials say they were faster, patching ...

A computer worm that spreads to both servers and PCs running Microsoft software flooded the Internet with data on Tuesday, prompting the FBI to create a task force to investigate the attack, sources ...

Did MSBlast cause the Aug. 14 blackout? The official analysis says "no," but I'm not so sure. A November interim report a panel of government and industry officials issued concluded that the blackout ...

The SoBig.F computer worm that wriggled up on millions of unsuspecting Internet users and crashed thousands of hard drives in the past three weeks seems to have reared its ugly head again. Hundreds of ...

2003-09-11T00:10:29-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgIn a continuing examination of cyber security issues, the subcommittee heard ...