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• Chinese hackers disable CNN.com for three hours

  CNN.com was knocked offline for three hours shortly after Chinese hackers claimed to have called off a planned denial of service attack against the US publisher.

• Hackers to target iPhone in 2008

  Its immense popularity may turn the iPhone into a painful experience for Apple, if predictions that the mobile device will be a major security target in 2008 are realised.

• Chinese hackers back off from CNN attack

  Late last week, leaders of a group of Chinese hackers called off a planned denial of service attack on CNN.com, after it was reported on the same day that the attack would occur over the weekend, in protest at "anti-Chinese" media across the Western world.

• Net attack damage report

  A denial-of-service attack on the Net's root servers fizzles out. A look at what happened, what didn't and why.

• Fighting DoS attacks

  Choosing the right weapon against denial-of-service attacks is more challenging as new technologies hit the shelves. Learn how some enterprises chose solutions, and find out what tech issues came into play.

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  Limelight kills botnets better than cops do

  Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.

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• Fighting DoS attacks

  Choosing the right weapon against denial-of-service attacks is more challenging as new technologies hit the shelves. Learn how some enterprises chose solutions, and find out what tech issues came into play.

• New weapons in the war against DoS attacks

  Industry watchdog groups are warning that denial of service attacks are becoming more destructive each year. Learn about some new tools you can add to your arsenal of DoS defenses to help safeguard your enterprise.

• Squashing the next worm

  Another virus, another epidemic. What will it take for the public to patch?

• Security in year of 'BUT'

  IT watcher Jon Oltsik says businesses are changing how they think about information security -- and none too soon.

• Symantec tool streamlines security

  Symantec has unveiled a package of network-security management tools designed to make it easier and faster for corporate administrators to protect networks from threats.

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