Virus Bulletin 2006 Abstract Selected
Virus Bulletin have just informed me that my abstract entitled: ‘Rootkits: Risks, Issues and Prevention‘ has been selected for the Virus Bulletin 2006 international conference to be held from the 11th to the 13th October 2006 at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The abstract for the paper appears below:
All I have to do now is get management approval to attend and then carry out all the required research and write the paper, piece of cake, NOT!Abstract:
Rootkits have been around almost since the start of computing, however over the last two years the threat has changed; no longer is it just a *NIX problem, corporate and academic computers running Microsoft Windows are now an increasing target.We are now at a tipping point; rootkits are no longer a minor annoyance or threat, they are starting to become a major cause for concern.
Many corporate security staff have a rather vague understanding of rootkits, not just what they are but how they work. Furthermore many have little understanding of the risks to their company or their own home computer.
This paper will explain what rootkits are and how they work. It will also discuss ways to combat them using methods that range from simple security methodologies through to technical solutions.
If approved then this will be the ninth time I’ve written and presented a paper for Virus Bulletin. Thanks go to VB for allowing me the honour of presenting at ‘The Premier‘ anti-virus conference in the security conference calendar once more.
The value to me personally in attending this conference is the knowledge I gain, that in itself is priceless. It is also a chance to finally meet some of the people I converse with via e-mail, and catch up with like minded people I’ve met before, some of whom I would now consider to be friends.
If you have never been to a Virus Bulletin conference and you work in the information security field, then it is about time you did, you won’t regret it!
The full paper will be made available after the conference. I’ll post an announcement here shortly after the conference has finished.
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