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News (11)

• Symantec probes report of antivirus flaw

  Symantec is investigating a potential weakness in the way its corporate antivirus software stores login credentials, the security vendor said on Wednesday.

• Microsoft admits to Vista flaw

  Microsoft is investigating a security vulnerability which affects Vista, its newly launched operating system.

• Symantec slams door on Live Update flaw

  Security company Symantec, developer of the popular Norton AntiVirus software, fixed a problem in its Live Update feature last week - a vulnerability that could allow malicious users to gain unauthorised administrator access rights to an affected personal computer.

• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

• Microsoft denies flaw in Vista

  Microsoft has confirmed that Vista can be affected by malware from 2004, but argues this is not a flaw in the operating system.

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• OpenSSH vulnerability a critical threat

  A new flaw has been discovered in OpenSSH software which could potentially compromise many Linux/Unix systems that use it to provide Secure Shell (SSH) connections for remote administration of systems.

• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

• Is another MSBlast attack on its way?

  The Eschelbeck Theory states that only half of the vulnerable systems in the world are patched within the first 30 days of a patch's existence, and that within that same 30-day period, someone invariably releases a virus or a worm to take advantage of the still-vulnerable systems.

• Keeping the door open...and shut

  A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like?

Reviews (2)

• McAfee's latest do-it-all protective suite

  At AU$119.95, McAfee Internet Security 4.0, the security giant's newest do-it-all protective suite, defends your PC against the two most dangerous cyberthreats: direct hacker attacks and sneaky, behind-the-scenes viruses.

• Instant Messaging Road-Test

  There are a swag-load of instant messaging applications available these days -- we run eight of them through the wringer, to save you the trouble.

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