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  • Sun strategy: A Java giveaway

    Sun plans to bundle its application server software into Solaris, a move that could shake the industry.

  • Adware company threatens denial of service attack

    Security experts have criticised targeted-ad company Phorm, claiming the nature of its infrastructure could increase the likelihood of successful denial-of-service attacks against its ISP customers.

  • ATO avoids open source due to security concerns

    Security concerns have kept the Australian Tax Office (ATO) from adopting open source software, according to the agency's CIO Bill Gibson.

  • Microsoft exec kicks off new browser security war

    Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers -- but critics say his study is flawed.

  • Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack

    In response to widespread talk on blogs and forums, Microsoft has acknowledged the presence of hacks that may allow pirates to bypass the product activation security feature in its Windows Vista operating system.

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  • The secure Mac: myth or legend?

    Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

  • Photos: Running Apple's Safari securely

    Despite Apple's public claim that its engineers "designed Safari to be secure from day one," researchers have already found several dangerous flaws. Here are several steps you can take to disable various features in Safari to reduce the risk of hacker attacks.

  • Tools for Chief Security Officers

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Cisco's new security target: consumers

    Cisco Systems, a multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses, is planning to move into the consumer market.

  • Precision security fighting at Cisco

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

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  • Sun strategy: A Java giveaway

    Sun plans to bundle its application server software into Solaris, a move that could shake the industry.

  • Ad-Aware 2007

    Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 came in dead last in our CNET antispyware testing. Ad-Aware failed to detect half of the test spyware, and unlike nine out of the 10 other antispyware apps we reviewed in December 2007, left behind traces for all but one spyware.

  • 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.

  • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007

    Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 was hard to install and produced several noticeable glitches that distracted us from the benefits of the suite.

  • Intel touts security with second-gen vPro PCs

    Chipmaker will release its "LaGrande" security technology in the second half of the year with the launch of its second-generation vPro business desktop technology.

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