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• Home PC users wake up to need for firewalls

  Home PC users are starting to catch on that surfing the Net requires a certain level of protection, security software makers say.

• Net vigilance

  The days when you might have left your virtual front door unlocked are long gone. More and more organisations are experiencing unauthorised use of computer systems. And, if experts are right, it's only going to get worse! Read ZDNet's comprehensive guide on Net security, and start protecting yourself.

• Special Report: Cybercrime Down Under

  What types of cybercrime occur in Australia and what are the authorities doing to combat the problem? To what extent is this new form of crime impacting on our lives and our livelihood? How exposed is your business to the threat of cybercrime and what can you do minimise the risks? Learn more in the first part or our Cybercrime Down Under special report.

• Internet security threats: Protect yourself

  Someday they’re going to get to you. Your Web site. Your company network. The portable PCs you and your employees use to work at home and on the road. As long as they’re connected to the Internet or to each other, they’re vulnerable. And that means your business is at risk.

• Worm 'storms' Microsoft servers

  A program created to automatically overload Microsoft's Web and email servers has been discovered on several corporate networks and may have spread further on the Internet, according to antivirus researchers.

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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.

• Hackers turn attention to Apple's OS

  Hackers are increasingly focusing on Apple's Mac OS X, and the number of newly discovered vulnerabilities has surged. Such a switch could mean big implications for Apple's user base, which has traditionally not had to concern itself too much over security.

• Microsoft details new security plan

  Microsoft will focus on adding new security technologies to its products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing patches, CEO Steve Ballmer pledged on Thursday.

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• Antivirus hardware: 3 appliances tested

  If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

• Microsoft moves beyond patches

  Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive said.

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