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  • 2000: The year of viruses living dangerously

    The year 2000 has certainly been a busy one for virus hunters. As the line blurs between viruses and security hacks, the one thing that remains clear is that security is no longer an optional cost for business.

  • Ninety percent of hackers are kids

    Most computer hackers are just bored kids with too much time on their hands, according to one industry expert who likens them to street vandals, and only ten percent of hackers really know what they're doing.

  • Schneier slates misuse of 'cyberterrorism'

    Organisations are abusing the word "cyberterrorism" by using it to fuel their budgets, a security guru has claimed.

  • Deciphering the hacker myth

    Going beyond popular hacker stereotypes, Symantec's Sarah Gordon says cyber-rebels aren't evil--they're just misunderstood.

  • Hacker-tracking site defaced

    A well-known Web site that tracks defacements on other sites by hackers such as PoizonB0x was itself defaced yesterday by a hacker going under the name of ThePike.

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  • Know thy enemy--you might be surprised who's hacking you

    This week I'd like to call your attention to a report that provides an insider's view of what happens when teenage hackers use hundreds of open-port PCs like yours and mine to shut down Web sites in what is commonly known as a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

  • Keep hot-spot hackers at bay

    Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.

  • McAfee's latest do-it-all protective suite

    At AU$119.95, McAfee Internet Security 4.0, the security giant's newest do-it-all protective suite, defends your PC against the two most dangerous cyberthreats: direct hacker attacks and sneaky, behind-the-scenes viruses.

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