Anna Brading has worked in IT for more than ten years and as a writer with Sophos for over three. She's one of the few members of the Naked Security team who actually likes being on Facebook... Oh, and she likes cats (but she's not weird, honest).
Fake anti-virus is one of the largest families of malware in recent history. In this technical paper, Jagadeesh Chandraiah takes a look at how scareware has evolved over the last three and a half years into what it is today.
The ZeroAccess rootkit is quickly becoming one of the most widespread malware threats. SophosLabs' James Wyke takes a look at how ZeroAccess works and what its ultimate goal is.
Since the Blackhole exploit kit first reared its head in 2010, it's grown to become one of the most notorious exploit kits ever seen. SophosLabs' Fraser Howard takes a more detailed look into Blackhole and how it works.