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    The IT security industry is failing to keep up with the smarts of criminals developing malware, according to IronPort Systems vice president of technology, Pat Peterson.

  • Gmail gets security upgrade

    Google has launched a security-scanning application for Gmail, its 20-month-old e-mail service.

  • Get connected to fix a broken Windows

    After publishing last Monday's column, which detailed my most recent trip to Windows hell, I received an e-mail from Susan Bradley, who besides her regular job as a CPA is the designated network administrator for her firm.

  • Updated MyDoom targets Google -- again

    Another variant of the MyDoom worm, which spreads by sending copies of itself using its own SMTP engine and harvesting potential e-mail targets from search engines such as Google and Yahoo, was spreading quickly on Thursday.

  • Year of the Worm

    Early indications in suggest that worms will account for at least eight of the top 10 slots in 2001, with AnnaKournikova, Hybris and LoveLetter variants leading the list.

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  • New generation of attacks pose increasing security challenges

    Get the details on the latest threats and see how they are requiring an escalation in the war against viruses, worms, and other malware.

  • Can e-mail survive?

    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

  • Latest MyDoom attacks Yahoo people search

    A new variant of the MyDoom worm, described variously as MyDoom.Q or MyDoom.O, was discovered on Tuesday that uses Yahoo's People Search to find new email addresses.

  • Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

    The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

  • The case of the mistaken worm

    When security experts first detected a worm that uses Yahoo's People Search engine to harvest e-mail addresses, they assumed it was a new variant of MyDoom.

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Reviews (7)

  • Laplink PCDefense

    As a security app, Laplink PCDefense needs a thorough interface overhaul and perhaps a rethink about its purpose before we can recommend it.

  • AVG Internet Security 8.0

    AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.

  • RegRun 3.5: Manage your Windows start-up executables

    This sophisticated utility suite helps you manage the executables Windows runs upon start-up-many of which never show up in your Startup program group or your system tray. But is RegRun 3.5 useful for everyone? Our reviewer tries it out.

  • Top Software from 2000

    The Internet is a powerful part of this year's best software picks. Whether you're looking for an MP3 jukebox, a personal-finance manager, or a graphics toolset, you'll find the Web runs through it.

  • Utilities

    How can you improve your daily computing experience? Let us count the ways.

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