A storm of criticism washed over a University of Calgary professor last year when he announced his intention to teach a fall course entitled "Computer Viruses and Malware." Assistant Professor ...

To the Editor: I have been teaching information-security courses for over 15 years (“How to Write a Computer Virus, for College Credit,” January 16). Graduates of our program are considered to ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have created a computer virus that can spread via Wi-Fi as efficiently as the common cold infects humans.

Consumer Reports recently conducted one of the most thorough tests ever of antivirus programs. But to really put these security programs through the paces, the magazine hired a firm to create ...

Commentator Aharon Rabinowitz says we create human viruses when we forward to all of our friends every virus warning that comes our way — and that does nearly as much damage as the potential ...

In my last column, I discussed how University of Calgary Professor John Aycock has been including a bit of virus writing in his course, “Computer Viruses and Malware.” I have been involved ...