Security Critic Available to Speak on Arrest of "Randex" Worm Author

Bounty offered for suspect's identity after Canadian press refuses to name him

WOONSOCKET, RI (PRWEB) May 31, 2004 --The alleged author of the "Randex" computer worm has been arrested in Canada after a worldwide manhunt. The worm allegedly caused millions of dollars in global damages, yet one of the foremost critics in computer security insists the Canadian press will go out of its way to protect the author's identity, and the global media will follow suit.

Rob Rosenberger offers a perspective that is seldom heard from experts who work for antivirus firms. "If history is a guide, Canadian reporters will never reveal his identity and he'll never stand trial on U.S. soil," he said.

"Only in the computer security world can you keep your name out of the newspapers even after you plead guilty to a billion-dollar crime in Canada," Mr. Rosenberger asserted.

Mr. Rosenberger has personally offered a bounty for the identity of the Randex worm suspect. See http://Vmyths.com/rant.cfm?id=651&page=4 for details. Please contact Jennifer Byrne at (319) 646-2800 to arrange an interview with him.

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.