VANCOUVER, B.C.--Worms that can crack into computer systems, take them over and continue spreading are quickly becoming the rage in underground circles, said hackers and security experts at the ...

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.

You’d think keeping things secure would be easy, with artificial intelligence getting sharper every day. I mean, if it can crank out intricate code in no time, fending off cyber crooks should be a ...

The Swen computer worm is turning out to be a bigger problem than earlier expected, using a brief head start on computer antivirus defenses, as well as complex abilities and an effective masquerade, ...

Security researchers are tracking holiday attacks by the Storm Worm, a particularly insidious piece of computer malware that has been circulating around the world for about a year. Earlier this week, ...

Millions of Windows computers have been infected by a new computer worm dubbed “Conficker.” The situation is “not getting better,” but rather is “getting worse,” according to security software vendor ...

It is not much to look at: the nematode C. elegans is about one millimetre in length and is a very simple organism. But for science, it is extremely interesting. C. elegans is the only living being ...

On the Internet's 40th anniversary, Symantec lists the worst cyber threats. Sept. 3, 2009 — -- This fall marks the 40th birthday of the Internet, and to celebrate it, Symantec, the manufacturer ...

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 ...

Two computer worms found last summer topped the charts in March, highlighting the difficulty of eliminating the more successful digital pests from the Internet. Data furnished by e-mail service ...