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• 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.

• Mega-D sticks it to Storm in spam contest

  A botnet used solely to send junk e-mail promoting penis enlargement products has taken over from the Storm botnet as the most prolific sender of spam, according to security researchers.

• NZ cops bust million-strong botnet ringleader

  New Zealand Police this week swooped on an alleged botnet operator in New Zealand, who the FBI claims had illegal control over one million computers.

• AOL IM bot cloaked in encryption

  America Online on Monday said it is blocking malicious links tied to a recently discovered bot that uses encryption to increase the range of its targets and make eradication more difficult.

• 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.

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  Download Mac warez, pay the price

  Mac users should heed the call and realise that root user stupidity can always subvert any security in place.

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  Admins stuck between a hack and a zero-day

  The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?

Features and Case Studies (8)

• Security superguide all you need to know

  When chief information officers and other technology managers talk about their priorities, security is always high on the list.

• A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

  Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

• 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.

• How much does unwanted Internet traffic really cost?

  Have you ever wondered just how much "junk" Internet traffic is costing your company? One of Jonathan Yarden's coworkers recently tasked him with finding out. In this case study, learn how he went about gathering this information, and see how unwanted traffic affects his organisation's bottom line.

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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