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    Five Internet Service Providers have been recruited by the government to hunt down virus-infected computers used to send spam or launch DDoS attacks from Australia.

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    Salesforce.com has revealed few details about a security breach caused by a phishing attack against an employee that surrended internal customer database details.

  • New denial-of-service threat emerges

    A new kind of denial-of-service attack has emerged that delivers a heftier blow to organisations' systems than previously seen DOS threats, according to VeriSign's security chief.

  • British parliament 'attacked' using WMF exploit

    The British Parliament was "attacked" late last year by hackers who tried to exploit a recent serious Microsoft Windows flaw, security experts confirmed on Friday.

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    In a twist on distributed denial-of-service attacks, cybercriminals are using DNS servers -- the phonebooks of the Internet -- to amplify their assaults and disrupt online business.

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    The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

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