Security Critic Available To Speak On Arrest Of "Sasser" Worm Author

If history is a guide, the U.S. won't bother to extradite him

WOONSOCKET, RI (PRWEB) May 10, 2004 --The alleged author of the "Sasser" computer worm has been arrested in Germany. The worm allegedly caused billions of dollars in damages in the U.S., but one of the foremost critics in computer security believes the Justice Department won't bother to extradite its author. Rob Rosenberger offers a perspective that is seldom heard from experts who work for antivirus firms.

"If history is a guide, he'll never stand trial on U.S. soil," says Mr. Rosenberger. Please contact Jennifer Byrne at (319) 646-2800 to arrange an interview.

Mr. Rosenberger is one of the original virus experts from the 1980s, and he was the first to focus on virus hysteria. He was one of only a dozen industry experts invited to the White House's first-ever antivirus summit meeting. Mary Landesman of About.com calls him "the Dennis Miller of cybersecurity." Red Herring magazine describes Mr. Rosenberger as "one of the most visible and cursed critics in computer security."

Mr. Rosenberger works for Vmyths.com, a critically acclaimed website that fights hysteria in the computer security world. Its media awards date back to 1996.