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News (286)

• 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.

• Microsoft: Vista UAC designed to 'annoy users'

  A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure.

• Apple patches 10 iPhone flaws

  Apple today released ten iPhone security updates, including seven within the MobileSafari browser.

• Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy

  Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen, has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming e-mails from Google Gmail users.

• Cybercriminals get stuck into honeypots

  Cybercriminals are increasingly fighting each other, as well as antivirus vendors, in pursuit of illegal gain, Kaspersky Lab has warned.

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  Can digital certs fend off Trojan attacks?

  Special Minister of State Gary Nairn this week released a paper titled 'Responsive Government - A New Service Agenda', which details how e-government services will be 'improved' over the next four years.

• Have rootkits defeated the security industry?

  Rootkits, which alter the kernel of an operating system and allow malicious code to hide from security software, seem to have stumped the security industry.

Features and Case Studies (124)

• Increase workstation security with DCOMbobulator

  DCOM-based worms like SoBig and MSBlaster are running loose on the Internet. Stop them by using this freeware utility.

• Protect against DoS attacks in Win2K

  help/how to One of the favourite tricks that hackers like to use is to flood a targeted system with traffic, which results in a Denial of Service (DoS). Here are some registry edits that you can use to defend Win2K systems against DoS attacks.

• Prevent unauthorised data transfers

  USB storage technology could become the next floppy drive. But does the small size and blazing speed pose a security risk? One member thinks so.

• Code to exploit Cisco flaw may pose risk

  Security experts warn that code which could be used to attack and crash Cisco routers has been posted to public mailing lists.

• Fizzer worm spreads across the Internet

  A very clever mass-mailing worm is spreading rapidly across the Internet and has many different components, each timed to trigger different processes.

Reviews (41)

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• The best endpoint security suite is...

  Wondering which endpoint security suite keeps your clients the most protected? Enex TestLab racks them all up and puts them through their paces.

• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

  Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

• Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010

  Going by older detection and removal numbers, Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware offers competent if basic security protection. However, so do many free competitors. This year, we recommend giving Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 a pass.

• Polycom HDX 4002 XL

  The HDX4000 is one of Polycom's premier products in their video-telephony range, while it's a beautiful machine featuring great quality video conferencing, it's priced to scare.

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