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Virii Generators: Understanding the Threat

Virii Generators: Understanding the Threat (PDF, 1.90MB)Published: 12 May, 2002
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James Tarala
James Tarala

The most common generators are the virii script generators, polymorphic, and encryption generation engines. Each of these generators comes in multiple forms with multiple types of interfaces, the most common being GUI interfaces, command line interfaces, and assembly level interfaces. Thankfully, the government as has sought to deter the practice of virii creation through clear consequences spelled out for those who engage in such activities. Each of these precepts needs to be thought through more, however, to really understand the threat against the enterprise, caused by such virii generators.

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James Tarala
James Tarala

James Tarala

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James is a managing partner at Cyverity, specializing in cybersecurity risk and governance. A SANS instructor for 20+ years, he holds 14 GIAC certs including the GSE, and has helped author the CIS Controls, CRF resources, and courses like LDR419 and LDR519.

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