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  • ZombieMeter keeps tabs on hacked PCs

    Internet security company CipherTrust on Thursday breathed life into its ZombieMeter, a new system that tracks traffic from compromised PCs around the world.

  • Botnets use Windows for wicked work

    Botnet researchers have found that Microsoft Windows is the preferred vehicle for zombie armies.

  • Full coverage: AusCERT 2006

    An annual survey coordinated by the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team has revealed that electronic attacks on businesses have decreased, but is it all good news?

  • Microsoft: Bitlocker key to safe disk disposal

    Microsoft claims that businesses planning to use Vista together with its Bitlocker hard drive encryption technology will have an easy and safe way to dispose of their hard disks.

  • Hackers send flood of bogus Microsoft updates

    On the day that Microsoft announced details of its next round of monthly patches, fraudsters have sent out a wave of emails disguised as messages from the software behemoth in a bid to take control of thousands of computers.

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