The future of physical games is not looking great
Grand Theft Auto VI release won’t offer a disc. | Image: Rockstar Games This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter…
July 19, 2026
The Clapper was a bad smart home gadget — and a viral sensation
Clap on. Clap off. Well, more like, Clap, pause for half a beat but no longer because otherwise it’ll stop…
US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami
Andrew and Tristan Tate talk to the media on March 23, 2025 in Romania. | Image: Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images The…
VB2021 localhost is over, but the content is still available to view!
VB2021 localhost – VB’s second virtual conference – took place last week, but you can still watch all the presentations….
VB2021 localhost videos available on YouTube
VB has made all VB2021 localhost presentations available on the VB YouTube channel, so you can now watch – and…
New paper: Collector-stealer: a Russian origin credential and information extractor
In a new paper, F5 researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Chaturvedi present a 360 analysis of Collector-stealer, a Russian-origin…
New paper: Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects
In a new paper, researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Bansal provide details of a security vulnerability in the Nexus…
In memoriam: Dr Alan Solomon
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of industry pioneer Dr Alan Solomon earlier this week. Read more…
In memoriam: Prof. Ross Anderson
We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Ross Anderson a few days ago. Read more According…
VBSpam tests to be executed under the AMTSO framework
VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be…