Where Robert Vibert has been quoted or profiled
| Publication | Details / Comments |
| Institute for Global Ethics July 7, 2003 |
University Refuses to Halt Course on Writing Computer Viruses |
| About.com | Virus Writing 101 |
| Computing Canada June 6, 2003 |
Security Experts Blast Virus Class |
| IT.business.ca June 26, 2003 |
The triple threat: viruses, worms and hacker attacks are on the rise |
| CBC RADIO June, 2003 |
Interview by CBC Radio concerning the University of Calgary’s virus writing course. |
| PC World May 30th, 2003 |
Class on Virus Creation Draws Industry Ire |
| IT.business.ca May 27, 2003 |
University of Calgary: Malware class stays on the sked |
| IT.business.ca May 26, 2003 |
Computer science class has students make malware |
| Globe and Mail May 26th, 2003 |
Groups cry foul over malware course |
| WordSpy March 2003 |
First usage of the term whitelist |
| Josef Hitzinger‘s web site | How to filter ms e-mail worms |
| SearchSystemsManagement April 24, 2002 |
Quoted with regard to why viruses continue to be a problem in the story Old viruses never really go away |
| IDG.SE March 28, 2002 |
Mentioned in the context of no real progress being made in the AV field since Melissa in the article Tre år sen Melissa |
| The Register March 26, 2002 |
Quoted concerning the opinion piece about anti-virus razor blades |
| Computing Canada February 1, 2002 |
Quoted concerning the Miraware Oasis email anti-virus device. |
| ComputerWorld Canada January 11, 2002 |
Quoted concerning the Finjan and McAfee agreement |
| searchWebManagement October 25, 2001 |
In the piece, MS security: Too much information?, talks about the need for software companies to properly secure their code. |
| ComputerWorld October 8, 2001 |
Quoted concerning the Anti-Virus Information Exchange Network |
| Dow Jones Newswires Sept 20, 2001 |
Quoted concerning the Nimda worm attack (local copy of story – no link available) |
| Network World Sept 7, 2001 |
Quoted concerning Network Associates WebShield device to defend against malicious code |
| InfoSecurity Magazine Sept, 2001 |
Quoted concerning best practices to defend against malicious code and the SkyScan AV service provided by MessageLabs. |
| SC Magazine August 2001 |
Quoted concerning best practices to defend against malicious code in email |
| Globe and Mail August 1st, 2001 |
Interview concerning the Code Red worm aftermath. (This publication does not store content longer than 7 days on their site) |
| CBC RADIO August 1st, 2001 |
Interview by CBC Radio in Halifax concerning the Code Red worm aftermath. |
| CBC TV – The National July 31st, 2001 |
Interview by CBC TV concerning the potential for an Internet meltdown caused by Code Red. The clip that showed on the air is here (10MB in size; requires QuickTime to view). |
| CBC RADIO July 30th, 2001 |
Interview by CBC Radio in Quebec City concerning the Code Red worm and its implications. |
| Computing Canada July 27, 2001 |
Constant Virus Vigil Quoted Robert Vibert concerning the costs of viruses. |
| CBC RADIO July 27th, 2001 |
Interviews by CBC Radio in Toronto, St. John’s, Quebec City, Edmonton, Whitehorse, Vancouver, and Winnipeg concerning the SirCam virus and its implications. |
| ComputerWorld Canada June 1, 2001 |
Quoted concerning the SULFNBK.EXE hoax |
| Washington Post April 13, 2001 Anti-Virus Firms Target PDA Market, but Is Threat Real? |
Quoted Robert Vibert, now a columnist at VMYTHS.com, concerning the PDA virus threat. |
| Computing Canada March 28, 2001 The virus no one cared about |
Quoted Robert Vibert, Moderator of AVIEN concerning a boring new Linux virus. |
| The VMYTHS site Feb. 2, 2001 |
Quoted Robert Vibert, Moderator of AVIEN (Anti-Virus Information Exchange Network) concerning Microsoft non-disclosure |
| The VMYTHS site October 2000 Home of virus hoax slaying Rob Rosenberger |
Quoted Segura President Robert Vibert on why only a few Fortune 500 people attended the VB2000 conference. |
| Computing Canada August 4, 2000 IT’s battle ground: The quest for virus protectionSeeking the Cause and Prevention of The Common Virus |
General overall view of the current virus wars; quotes Robert Vibert several times. |
| Monitor Magazine June 2000 Loveletter Lessons |
An article about the LoveLetter virus; quotes Robert Vibert several times. |
| The Cariboo Computer Magazine When Anti-virus software is a waste of money | Talks about the problem of buying Anti-Virus software and leaving it on the shelf. |
| The Ottawa Citizen 1998 Entrepreneur profile |
A generally accurate profile. Bonus points to the reader for spotting the attempt at producing a balanced story by using a spurious qualifying remark. |
| Monitor Magazine Suites Wars | The implications of viruses on the decision to buy Corel WordPerfect Suite or Microsoft Office. |
| Globe and Mail, 1996 | Discusses the outbreak of the Concept virus |
| Computing Canada, July 1996 | Virus Prevalence article |