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    Applications will have to defend themselves from attack in the future, according to Oracle's chief security officer Mary Ann Davidson.

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    If you haven't updated your Firefox or Mozilla Web browser lately, now might be a good time to do so.

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    I caved in. I had all intentions of pre-emptively spending my $900 government handout on a $700 HP netbook this weekend. But I was pwned by a shiny little MacBook in about the time it took white hat Charlie Miller to hack its upscale brother, the MacBook Air.

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    Learn how to say "arrivederci" to this new variation of the ILOVEYOU worm with these preventative steps.

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