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  • GhettoHackers get a makeover

    In the basement of a nondescript Wells Fargo bank branch, five blue-walled rooms serve as makeshift classrooms for highly talented computer hackers.

  • NSA plays 'war games' to teach network security

    The National Security Agency may be known for its stealthy eavesdropping techniques, but it's going public with advice for how to train a new generation to defend against computer threats.

  • Irate users want faster bug alerts

    A study shows that most corporate software users want software flaws made public within a week--whether developers are ready to fix them or not. Is it revenge they're after?

  • Training the cyberwar troops

    Military cadets attempt to defend computer networks in cyberwar games staged to mimic attacks by foreign intruders. What security lessons are there to learn at the anti-hacking boot camp?

  • Scientists: Fight flaws with laws

    A group of scientists is arguing that software makers should take legal responsibility for security flaws in their products.

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  • Scientists: Fight flaws with laws

    A group of scientists is arguing that software makers should take legal responsibility for security flaws in their products.

  • Honeypots: The next intrusion detection solution

    In this special report for ZDNet Australia Lance Spitzner, the founder of the Honeynet Project, explains why honeypot technologies are set to become a commercially relevant and acceptable intrusion detection methodology.

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