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fromtechcrunch.com
2 weeks ago

How a Spanish virus brought Google to Malaga | TechCrunch

After 33 years, Bernardo Quintero decided it was time to find the person who changed his life the anonymous programmer who created a computer virus that had infected his university decades earlier. The virus, called Virus Malaga, was mostly harmless. But the challenge of defeating it sparked Quintero's passion for cybersecurity, eventually leading him to found VirusTotal, a startup that Google acquired in 2012. That acquisition brought Google's flagship European cybersecurity center to Malaga, transforming the Spanish city into a tech hub.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

The story of the Malaga virus: The code that haunted Google's cybersecurity center director for 30 years

Bernardo Quintero traced his cybersecurity career to solving a mysterious early-1990s Malaga computer virus, later founding Hispasec and VirusTotal.
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fromZDNET
2 months ago

Try this new Linux security threat scanner to keep your system safe - you'll thank me

Use Lenspect, a free VirusTotal-based Linux tool, to scan shared files and suspicious URLs; requires a free VirusTotal API key and a Flatpak-compatible distro.
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fromThe Verge
3 months ago

Google Drive adds AI to detect ransomware before it spreads

Google Drive for desktop adds AI-powered ransomware detection that pauses syncing, alerts users, and enables file restoration to protect Windows and macOS files.
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fromNextgov.com
8 months ago

CISA warns threat hunting staff of end to Google, Censys contracts as agency cuts set in

CISA is discontinuing key cybersecurity tools as part of ongoing budget cuts, potentially impacting its threat-hunting capabilities.
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