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  • Report: Net attacks increasing

    Internet attacks are getting more numerous and menacing, network protection company Internet Security Systems concluded in a report released Tuesday.

  • Security clearinghouse under the gun

    A group widely used by security companies as a clearinghouse for newly discovered software vulnerabilities has raised the ire of a well-known researcher, who criticized its policy of disclosing information early to preferred members.

  • Symantec security product contains flaw

    Security-software maker Symantec warned customers Tuesday that users of its online Security Check service have likely downloaded a flawed ActiveX control that could be used by an intruder as a path into the victim's PC.

  • Linux developers create forum to air core flaws

    Developers of the Linux kernel created a security mailing list this week to air future vulnerability information regarding the open-source operating system's core code.

  • Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flaw

    The Mozilla Foundation issued a patch for a major security flaw in its Firefox browser on Wednesday in the US and advised people to update their software.

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  • Researcher: Windows flaw remains

    A class of attacks that allows a user to take control of any PC or server could leave computer systems in corporations and Internet cafes vulnerable to attack, a researcher says.

  • Novell may nix NetWare development

    A day after the networking-software maker said it had bought Linux company Ximian, Novell executives say it's likely that their company's own OS will go fallow in favour of Linux.

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