Index_V

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V

VeriSign, Inc., 173

Views, databases, 265-266, 292, 300

Virtual LAN (VLAN), 103-104

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), 123-128, 136

Viruses, 253-254, 291, 331-333, 352-353, 356-357

anti-virus solutions, 344-346

Backdoor.Subseven virus, 340, 353

blended threats, 336-337, 352, 357

boot or system infectors, 335, 352

Chernobyl virus, 341, 353

defined and described, 19-20, 333-334

dropper files, 339

e-mail security and, 61-62, 83

encryption and, 339

file infectors, 254, 335

ILOVEYOU worm, 342, 353

macro viruses, 335-336, 352

Melissa virus, 342, 353

payloads of, 338, 352

polymorphic viruses, 254, 336, 353

retroviruses, 337

space filler viruses, 341

stealth viruses, 254, 336, 353

terminology, 339

threat ratings, 338, 352

triggers for, 338

variants, 337, 352

'wild' viruses, 337, 352, 356-357

zoo viruses, 338, 352

see also Trojan Horses

VLAN (Virtual LAN), 103-104

VoIP (Voice over IP), 137

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), 123-128

VUE registration site, 13

Vulnerabilities, 19, 44

CGI and, 74-75

covert channels in databases, 272

FTP and, 79, 259-260

Instant Messaging and, 66-67, 83, 87-88

LDAP and, 77, 90, 261

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