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  • Patch 'overload' a security problem: AusCERT

    AusCERT general manager, Graham Ingram, has warned against viewing patching as a viable long-term solution to dealing with security vulnerabilities.

  • New virus strains breed concern

    Security consultants have warned of two new varieties of virus, and said IT managers should ensure their antivirus measures are kept up to date.

  • Microsoft: 'We won't charge to fix vulnerabilities'

    Microsoft has witnessed an improvement in the way people are securing their computers.

  • 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.

  • 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?

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  • Change of tactics in war on viruses

    Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?

  • 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.

  • Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt

    A year on, and the company's US$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?

  • 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?

  • The dos and don'ts of VoIP security

    Although there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Make no mistake, VoIP is an attractive target for hackers and malware writers.

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Reviews (2)

  • Fooled again: Virus hoaxes persist

    Computer users continue to be duped by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless--but sometimes vital--files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends.

  • Microsoft bug reports may get personal data

    Companies using Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer 5 have been warned that documents containing personal information could be sent to Microsoft along with debugging information in the event of a program crash.

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