Malware expert Eddy Willems has been engaged with the most important organizations in IT security for over 30 years. In his role as Global Security Officer and Security Evangelist at G DATA Software AG he mediates between the "geeks" in the security labs and everyday computer users. He advises companies, gives presentations and seminars all over the world, and is in constant demand as a speaker at international conferences. After studying computer science in Belgium (IHB and VUB), Willems began his career in 1984 as a systems analyst. He first engaged with computer viruses in 1989, and in 1991 he was a founding member of EICAR, one of the first European IT security organizations. Over the last 30 years he has been actively engaged as a member or as a consultant with various CERTs and police forces, WildList Organization International, and commercial companies such as NOXS and Kaspersky Lab. He is a Board member of AMTSO (the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization), EICAR (European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research), and LSEC (Leaders in Security). News media around the world regularly publish his commentary and security advice.

• Thirty Years of Malware: A Short Outline.- Malware Author Profiles.- The Digital Underground Economy.- From Cyberwar to Hacktivism.- The Antivirus Companies.- Today's Threats.- Malware Myths.- Tips for Consumers: How to Travel Safely on the Information Superhighway.- Tips for Companies: Surviving on the Internet.- The Role of Government.- The Media.- The Digital Future.- Awakening: A Short Story.

Malware expert Eddy Willems has been engaged with the most important organizations in IT security for over 30 years. In his role as Global Security Officer and Security Evangelist at G DATA Software AG he mediates between the "geeks" in the security labs and everyday computer users. He advises companies, gives presentations and seminars all over the world, and is in constant demand as a speaker at international conferences. After studying computer science in Belgium (IHB and VUB), Willems began his career in 1984 as a systems analyst. He first engaged with computer viruses in 1989, and in 1991 he was a founding member of EICAR, one of the first European IT security organizations. Over the last 30 years he has been actively engaged as a member or as a consultant with various CERTs and police forces, WildList Organization International, and commercial companies such as NOXS and Kaspersky Lab. He is a Board member of AMTSO (the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization), EICAR (European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research), and LSEC (Leaders in Security). News media around the world regularly publish his commentary and security advice.

• Thirty Years of Malware: A Short Outline.- Malware Author Profiles.- The Digital Underground Economy.- From Cyberwar to Hacktivism.- The Antivirus Companies.- Today's Threats.- Malware Myths.- Tips for Consumers: How to Travel Safely on the Information Superhighway.- Tips for Companies: Surviving on the Internet.- The Role of Government.- The Media.- The Digital Future.- Awakening: A Short Story.