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.

In the latest example of computer virus writers capitalizing on current events, an e-mail worm uses fears about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to entice users into opening a file attachment, ...

A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology to stop malicious software – malware – such as viruses and worms long before it even has a chance to reach computers ...

Internet security experts are divided on the source and purpose of computer viruses and worms like Blaster and SoBig. But some government agencies are investigating a possible connection between the ...

Humans and other animals used to be the only ones who had to worry about contracting viruses. But in this digital, global and Internet-driven world, inanimate objects like computers are also at risk.

While parents may worry about their children catching a virus on their first excursion from home, some University officials believe their children's computers may be more at risk. Campus computing ...

Where’s A power outage when you really need one? Last Friday computer cops and the FBI were racing against time to shut down 20 computers–in a world of millions–before a restless piece of software ...

Internet security experts are divided on the source and purpose of computer viruses and worms like Blaster and SoBig. But some government agencies are investigating a possible connection between the ...