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  • Spying worm spread by MSN Messenger, AIM

    Malware writers continue to pound users of Microsoft's MSN Messenger and AOL's Instant Messenger services with malicious messages containing links that could infect the victim's computer with a Trojan horse or dangerous worm.

  • No new spyware legislation needed

    Australia does not need new legislation to deal with the growing spyware problem, the federal government says.

  • Mixed views on AU IT security accreditation

    The security community is bitterly divided about any possible national IT security accreditation scheme. Some say Australia needs one, while others say the whole idea is a waste of time and the government should just implement internationally recognised standards.

  • Blacklists rendered useless as spammers leap ahead

    Spammers are continuing to stay one step ahead of the antispam community as a recent innovation makes blacklists - where e-mails from suspicious sources are blocked -- virtually useless.

  • DVD group pushes for common format

    Writeable DVD promises consumers high-quality digital recording of TV programming and the ability to back up massive amounts of data. The problem? Three incompatible formats have confused the market.

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  • Battle of the bots

    You can't hear them and you can't see them, but be warned, bots are all around us and they do have a search-and-destroy attitude that could be the death of your business.

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