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• Legitimate 'rootkits' soften Vista security

  Windows Vista will be better equipped to protect itself from malicious rootkits than its predecessor, Windows XP, but because so many 'legitimate' applications use rootkit techniques, Microsoft has decided to implement two crucial anti-rootkit technologies only in 64-bit versions of its new operating system.

• Norton AntiVirus flaw ready for exploitation?

  Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.

• Yahoo and Cisco put anti-spam standard forward

  An anti-spam technology that focuses on identifying forged e-mail addresses has been proposed as a standard by Cisco, Yahoo and partners.

• Anti gypsy-music virus welcomed by victims

  Romanian security firm BitDefender has revealed that after releasing signatures to protect its customers from a virus that deleted files from their computers containing gypsy music, it was inundated with letters of complaint from customers that wanted the virus to spread.

• Norton Anti-Virus makes Mac OS X less secure?

  Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application.

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  Can digital certs fend off Trojan attacks?

  Special Minister of State Gary Nairn this week released a paper titled 'Responsive Government - A New Service Agenda', which details how e-government services will be 'improved' over the next four years.

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  Microsoft OneCare only cares about one...

  I found out last week that although Windows Vista will have a snazzy new firewall, by default it will be set to block only incoming traffic -- unless you decide to pay Microsoft an extra US$50 a year...

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  KM, meet Web 2.0

  Many Web 2.0 technologies and functions fall under the umbrella of KM: wikis for collaboration; tagging and "folksonomy", which is known to the fuddy-duddies as taxonomy; and blogging, which behind the firewall would otherwise be known as intranet publishing.

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• Antivirus software must be free. Here's why.

  One big reason viruses are still rampant on the Net: Too many people don't use antivirus software. The way to get them to change their ways is to make that software free.

• Norton AntiVirus flaw ready for exploitation?

  Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.

• To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

  Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• The best firewall is...

  Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.

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• Antivirus software must be free. Here's why.

  One big reason viruses are still rampant on the Net: Too many people don't use antivirus software. The way to get them to change their ways is to make that software free.

• To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

  Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

• Microsoft moves into antivirus realm

  Antivirus software makers aim to protect users against Internet threats, but now have to face a new threat of their own: Microsoft.

• First Take: McAfee VirusScan 8.0

  Though it doesn't include a firewall anymore, VirusScan 8.0 will detect and remove adware and spyware, as well as malicious worms and scripts.

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

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