The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead ...

Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...

To a lot of people, a "virus" is often the first thing they think of when something goes wrong with their computer. The truth is, that these days a virus is almost never the culprit for your PC ...

Internet bugs and real-life ones travel in similar patterns, according to a pair of professors at the University of Windsor, in Ontario. The professors have used “network theory"—a science that ...

Computer hackers could create malicious software that crosses the line from technology to biology, crafting viruses that could spread dangerous epidemics, researchers said at Black Hat Europe. “We are ...

A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP In 2022, there were over 1.3 billion malware programmes in existence and 10 ...

As more and more medical devices are connected to computer, hospitals need to worry about the vulnerability those devices have to computer viruses and malware, according to a Forbes report. Kevin Fu, ...

ITworld.com – David Geer recently spoke with Fred Cohen, an early and principal inventor of computer virus defense techniques, a widely sought information protection consultant, and author of the ...