One of the inherent flaws in cyber security, says Bourne, is the fact that anti-virus software is unable to identify entirely new types of viruses that don't exhibit documented behaviour.

Unlike a virus, a worm does not need to attach itself to a program or file to spread. Instead, it can replicate itself and spread from computer to computer, often without the user's knowledge.

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" that cost two seniors a ...

Although the virus didn't cause serious damage, it displayed the phone number of the brothers' computer shop for repairs. 'It was some dumb little practical joke.' ...

The five file types listed above are commonly known to contain viruses. However, just about any file type can potentially contain malicious functionality; malicious image files like JPGs, PNGs ...