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  • South Korean army on alert over foreign hackers

    South Korea's military has been put on alert against overseas hackers who have gained access to some soldiers' personal computers, the Defence Ministry said yesterday.

  • Payback time! How to catch a hacker

    A new service from McAfee will soon let you discover whether anyone is hacking into your system, and if so, let you submit that information to the malicious user's ISP or local law enforcement officials.

  • New virus tackles Yaha

    Tech security companies are warning of a new virus designed to attack a version of the already-existing Yaha virus. Trouble is, the new virus may also crash your computer

  • PlayStation 3 site hacked, 2.40 upgrade suspended

    Sony has suspended its PlayStation 2.40 firmware upgrade following reports it has fouled up some users' systems Sony has also removed hacked pages on its Playstation web site.

  • Baba worm pretends to clean up PCs

    The latest version of the Baba worm claims to clean porn off PCs, but it's just a 'dirty trick', say antivirus experts.

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  • 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.

  • For F-Secure, it's all about the safety net

    Kimmo Alkio takes stock of the current state of hackers, attackers, dot-bank domains and mobile phone viruses.

  • To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

    Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

  • Seven mail servers tested

    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

  • Avoiding internal security nightmares

    A breach in internal security is less likely than an external breach, yet many admins don't devote enough attention to internal security practices. Here's a story that shows how these practices become vital when dealing with a mischievous user.

Reviews (9)

  • Steganos Security Suite 5.0

    Steganos Security Suite's excellent collection of heavy-duty encryption and Internet cleanup tools is best suited to small business and corporations.

  • Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

    We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

  • Eight e-mail virus scanners tested

    We look at eight mail-server plugins designed to make sure your servers don't take a beating the next time one comes along.

  • Norton Internet Security 2007

    Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.

  • To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

    Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

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