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  • Bugbear knocks off Klez in Australia

    Bugbear is on the way to overtaking Klez as the most prevalent virus in Australia, this week knocking Klez off the top of security companies' "top ten" virus lists. In many cases it's the first time in several months Klez hasn't topped the list.

  • Security gripes? Microsoft feels your pain

    It's not news to Microsoft that many, if not most, average Windows users have gripes about their PC experiences.

  • Microsoft easing into antivirus efforts

    Microsoft is trying to dampen speculation that it will make a major acquisition in the antivirus market.

  • Worms part of IT diet

    It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.

  • Decoding the lessons of Slammer

    Mike Nash, vice president of Microsoft's security business unit, takes stock of the software maker's war on worms and viruses.

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  • SP2's new firewall: Not good enough

    Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly

  • Check Point's optimistic pessimist

    Gil Shwed, Check Point Software CEO, weighs in on who's winning the war of attrition between virus writers and security companies.

  • Beware the Microsoft 'monoculture': Symantec

    Without diversity in security software for Windows, computers running the Microsoft operating system will be sitting ducks, Symantec CEO John Thompson warns.

  • Worms part of IT diet

    It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.

  • Should you outsource your antivirus/antispam systems?

    MSBlast has reaffirmed the importance of virus control. The option of outsourcing your AS/AV systems is getting stronger as the complexity and severity of spam and virus problems grow.

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Reviews (4)

  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

  • Microsoft tracks possible Windows code leak

    Microsoft is investigating the possibility that a file posted to several underground sites and chat rooms contains some protected source code to Windows 2000.

  • Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast

    While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.

  • MS: Secure computing is still a decade away

    COMMENTARY--One year ago, Bill Gates challenged his Microsoft troops to make the company's products more trustworthy. What's been accomplished? A bit. What still needs to be done? A lot.

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