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News (19)

• US Homeland Security still infected with Trojans?

  The man in charge of IT security for the US Homeland Security department may lose his job after the revelations that his department's IT systems have misconfigured firewalls, suspicious botnet activity, trojans and virus infections.

• Web attackers get better at hiding

  Cybercrooks who rig Web sites to break into PCs are getting better at hiding their malicious code, a security expert said this week.

• Embattled Symantec fights enterprise spyware

  Symantec is hoping to fight the growing threat from spyware and adware by improving its corporate antivirus application and updating the software in its security appliances.

• Flaw in BGP net protocol

  Security researchers have warned of an underlying security issue concerning the Border Gateway Protocol, the core internet routing protocol.

• Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

  Microsoft may rush out a security update for Internet Explorer to fix a flaw that is now being exploited to attack Windows systems, security companies say.

Blogs (1)

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  Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

  Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

Features and Case Studies (3)

• Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

  From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

• Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

  In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

• Precision security fighting at Cisco

  Cisco security maven John Stewart says never mind the OS -- attackers are after the apps, from IM to Office.

Reviews (1)

• Norton Internet Security 2008

  While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

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